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July
26, 2006
Somerset County Council gives green light
to investigate wind farms
Somerset
County Council has given the go-ahead to investigate plans for
new wind turbines to be installed on farms across the county.
The
council's Executive Board gave the go-ahead to the second phase
of its Somerset Wind Energy Initiative on Wednesday (July 25th).
It
will now choose a wind energy developer who will recommend sites
best suited for the turbines which, as
reported last week, could include local villages such as Brean,
Edithmead and East Brent.
Sites
considered viable will be subject to feasibility studies and a
consultation will be held with tenants.
On
Thursday (July 27th) an advert is being placed in the Official
Journal of the European Union (OJEU) inviting wind developers
to tender for the Somerset initiative.
The
project will see the county moving closer to its target of producing
11 to 15 per cent of electricity from renewable energy. Large-scale
public consultation will be carried out before any key decisions
are made.
The
successful developer is expected to be chosen in January 2007
and will need to demonstrate to the council that they are willing
to work in partnership with the council at all stages.
Ian
Bright, Somerset County Council’s Renewable Energy Officer,
told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The purpose of the Somerset Wind
Initiative is to select a site or sites on County Council owned
land for commercial wind energy development where the impact of
wind turbines on the environment and visual amenity of the county
will be minimised."
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