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Community Benefits

TRIG and RES seeks to be a power for good in the communities that neighbour our projects by working openly and constructively to deliver tangible local benefits. Local communities to Tallentire Wind Farm benefit in a number of ways.

Community Benefit Fund

The Tallentire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has been established to fund not for profit or charitable activities for local communities located close to the Tallentire Wind Farm.  The fund has been set up to benefit the parishes of Bridekirk, Blindcrake, Gilcrux, and Plumbland.  Managed by Cumbria Community Foundation, the Tallentire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund provides grants to support community, educational or environmental activities.  Applications are assess by an Advisory Panel made up of local people and supported by Cumbria Community Foundation.  The was established with £175,000 in 2013, and a further £20,833 is available annually for the lifetime of the wind farm.

Information on how to submit an application can be found on the Cumbria Community Foundation website here.

Enquiries regarding Tallentire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund should be directed in the first instance to:

Lisa Blackwell, Cumbria Community Foundation
Tel:    01900 825760
Email: grants@cumbriafoundation.org

LEDS

Since the early 2010s, RES has been operating its unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which was developed in response to feedback from the communities around its wind farm projects. LEDS offers a direct and tangible benefit to residential, business and community properties closest to participating operational renewable energy projects in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through an annual discount on their electricity bills.

RES made the first LEDS payments at Tallentire in 2014. Eligible registered properties will continue to receive annual LEDS payments for the operational life of the wind farm.

At Tallentire, the discount is offered to properties within 2 kilometres of Tallentire Wind Farm and built prior to May 2013.

For more information, including contact details for the LEDS team, please visit the dedicated LEDS website at: www.leds.res-group.com.