Community Windpower (CWL) has delivered over £30m in community benefits and council rates since the group’s first wind farm became operational in 2006.
Local councils and communities across Scotland have benefited from funds provided by eight operational wind farms across the country, with a combined generating capacity of 305MW.
Among the community benefits delivery programme’s projects include providing £250,000 to Preston and Abbey Community Trust, in the Scottish Borders, to re-build their village hall, and a £100,000 contribution for a new Activity Centre for the Blair Girl Guides in Dalry, North Ayrshire.
Managing Director at Community Windpower Rod Wood said: “Our commitment to Scotland, in terms of economic and social contributions, are deeply rooted in our identity as a green energy provider.
“We are incredibly proud of the community legacies we have created across East and West Scotland, and the personal relationships which are nurtured with every penny distributed from our windfarm community benefits funds. Our operational wind turbines are working for individuals of all ages, and charitable groups from every sector of life.
“This funding will never disappear, it will simply multiply as we seek to expand our green energy portfolio, thus allowing us to help even more worthy causes.”
Diane Wood, Community Benefits Director at Community Windpower, added: “Surpassing this total is a huge, and very rewarding, milestone for all of us at Community Windpower. Since the beginning, we have been solely community-minded, and every day we see the tangible difference which community benefits make to the people of Scotland.
“We have a close relationship with many selfless groups and charities who require community funding to support the work they do daily, monthly, and yearly in our host communities. We have seen how these charities and organisations flourish under our community benefits scheme, and we will be delighted to continue this support for years to come.”