The operators of a South Cumbrian wind farm are celebrating its 10th birthday.
Banks Renewables’ Armistead Wind Farm, to the east of the M6 between junctions 36 and 37, has generated around 308,355 MWh of clean, green electricity since it came online a decade ago.
That is enough to meet the annual electricity requirements of almost 106,000 homes, or a city more than twice the size of Lancaster.
The six-turbine scheme has also generated almost £140,000 for the Armistead Wind Farm Community Fund over the last decade, with 34 grants made so far to local voluntary groups and charities in support of community and environmental projects.
Around £28,000 is currently available in the fund to support further local projects, with grant applications able to be submitted at any time.
Banks Renewables has 10 operational onshore wind farms across Scotland and the north of England, including the nearby Heysham South Wind Farm.
Earlier this year, the family firm was granted permission by the then South Lakeland District Council to run the Armistead Wind Farm for an
additional 15 years, taking its expected lifetime to a maximum of 40 years.
Jamilah Hassan, community relations manager at The Banks Group, said: “Alongside the environmental and energy security benefits it is delivering, Armistead is also making a long-term contribution to the well-being of surrounding communities by helping to enhance the facilities and the funding support available to local environmental and community projects.
“With funding for grassroots projects often difficult to find, this direct community contribution is more important than ever before, and the positive impact it has had over the last decade can be seen clearly right across the area.”
Potential applicants to the Armistead Wind Farm Fund should contact the fund manager via [email protected]
