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Renewable Energy
Published: 15/10/2014
Flintshire County Council could begin creating its own renewable energy if
cabinet members give the go-head to start identifying suitable sites for large
scale projects at a meeting on Thursday (16 October).
Welsh Government has provided incentives for installing renewable energy
systems, like solar panels, wind turbines, hydro power and biomass boilers to
generate electricity for a number of years. These incentives, coupled with
assistance from local government organisations to plan larger renewable energy
schemes have made it easier for the Council to begin to 10 year development
plan to produce renewable energy.
The Council has considerable land assets, ranging from farms to restored
landfill sites, parks and woodland which have the potential either to be
developed or contribute to developing a more sustainable and profitable future
and extra funding has been made available to encourage local authorities to
establish schemes.
The Council’s Carbon Reduction Strategy sets out guidelines to achieve a target
of 60 per cent reduction for carbon emissions from County buildings by 2021 and
a significant element of this strategy is the development of large scale
renewable generation.
Councillor Bernie Attridge, Cabinet Member for Environment said: “There are
huge long term benefits to renewable energy projects including lower energy
costs, lower carbon emissions, security of supply and a reduction to the risk
of utility cost inflation. These projects can help the Council meet the Carbon
Reduction Strategy and are extremely positive for Flintshire residents.”