npower renewables, has revised its plans for a wind farm on land near the village of Grindon, approximately 10 kilometres to the south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The new proposal comprises 7 wind turbines and whilst the final turbine choice is yet to be decided, they are likely to be capable of producing between 14 and 19 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
At this size, Toft Hill Wind Farm could meet the average annual electricity needs of between 6,800 and 9,200 homes a year. As well as supplying a large number of homes with clean, sustainable electricity, the wind farm would also make a valuable contribution towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Every unit of electricity produced by wind power replaces a unit that would have been produced by burning fossil fuels, and therefore saves the pollution that would have been caused.
With no new wind farms built in Northumberland since 2000, the county is currently struggling to meet it's contribution towards the regional target of generating at least 10% of the regions consumption of electricity from renewable sources by 2010. Toft Hill Wind Farm would make an important contribution towards attaining this target.
Andrew Bower, Project Manager for npower renewables, said: "This site offers an opportunity to make a serious contribution to achieving a sustainable future for Northumberland. The site at Toft Hill is also an exciting opportunity for Berwick to help in the fight against climate change."
Toft Hill Wind Farm
