Benefits of Lenalea wind farm
Generate 30.5MW of electricity – enough to power almost 20,000 homes with green energy^
Offsetting over 21,512 Kg of harmful CO2^
Capital investment of €36 million to power our green recovery
Substantial contributions through annual community fund payments and local commercial rates
Community Benefit
Both SSE Renewables and Coillte are recognised for delivering award-winning community benefit funds around our wind farms, which aim to deliver a lasting benefit to local communities. Lenalea will also have a community fund associated with it, and the fund will comply with recent changes in government legislation under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). This means that it may operate slightly differently to some of our existing funds, however the focus will continue to be on delivering a legacy for communities. The exact detail of the community benefit scheme is still to be determined, but it is important to us that the community is consulted on what the fund will look like, as well as being involved in the decision-making process. At the appropriate time we will hold consultations events to help shape how the fund will operate and until that time we will keep the community updated on any developments in this area. There will be a small construction fund associated with Lenalea for community enhancement and seasonal events.
^ Total annual homes powered quoted based on installed capacity, typical onshore wind load factor of 32%, typical annual consumption (4,200kWh). *Quoted CO2 emissions abated based on typical annual MWh output and average CO2 Emissions in 2019 (254g/kWh) in the All-Island Single Electricity Market, and published by the CRU in its Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for 2019, September 2020. Qualification text NI: ^Total annual homes powered quoted based on installed capacity, typical onshore wind load factor of 32%, typical annual consumption (3,200kWh). *Quoted CO2 emissions abated based on typical annual MWh output and average CO2 Emissions in 2019 (254g/kWh) in the All-Island Single Electricity Market, and published by the UR in its Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for 2019, September 2020.