Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
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<strong>Proposed</strong> <strong>Moorhouse</strong> <strong>Farmers</strong> <strong>Windfarm</strong><br />
Community Consultation and Involvement:<br />
through leaflets, the website, this exhibition, letters and meetings will be carried out at<br />
the following stages:<br />
Before the turbine numbers and design is fixed<br />
When the planning application is submitted<br />
When key decisions have been made by East <strong>Renfrewshire</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Falck involve the community in two ways in their operation windfarms:<br />
Community Benefits:<br />
Trust fund established with annual payments related to the capacity built<br />
From this pot funds donated to support local projects<br />
Falck Established Community Ownership Scheme:<br />
Co-operatives are established at Falck windfarms so that the community has the opportunity<br />
to own a stake in their local windfarm alongside Falck<br />
Local residents offered the opportunity to purchase shares in these co-operatives<br />
Residents receive a return linked to project performance (subject to a guaranteed minimum)<br />
As an example, Boyndie <strong>Windfarm</strong> (near Banff) has an award winning scheme of a community<br />
co-operative with 700 shareholders
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