High Winds Co-operative

Overview

Project Summary

High Winds is a successful community renewable energy society. It was established in 2014 for the purpose of constructing and operating Wind Turbines to produce renewable energy. It owns and operates two 2.3 MW (in 2017 produced 11,595 MWh) Enercon Wind Turbines at Harlock Hill near Ulverston, Cumbria. In 2015, with the support from Energy4All, High Winds issued a share offer and raised £4 million from its members towards the cost of constructing the wind turbines. Baywind Energy Co-op provided short term funding to complete the construction costs. The co-op actually counts 791 members.

Project Team

Project Lead
1. High Winds Community Energy Society
2. ENERGY4ALL

Utilities
N/A

Research Partners
N/A

Vendors
N/A

Other Participants or Stakeholders
1. High Winds Community Energy Society

Project Information

Technology Demonstrated
1. Wind Energy

Demonstration Objectives
1. Generation Capacity
2. New Business Models

Related EPRI Programs
N/A

Project Type
1. Cost-Benefit Assessment
2. Modeling and Simulation

Status

Beginning Date:

December 31, 2013

Ending Date:

TBD

Project Status:

Completed

Last Modified:

September 2, 2021

Additional Information

For Additional Information:

[1] https://energy4all.co.uk/wind-power/ [2] https://energy4all.co.uk/wind-power/

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