Aikengall
Current Status
Aikengall Community Wind Farm became operational in March 2009.
Project Information
Aikengall Community Wind Farm was given planning consent by East Lothian Council in March 2007. The wind farm has an installed capacity of 48MW to generate clean, green electricity.
Site Location
Aikengall Community Wind Farm is located in East Lothian, 3km south of Innerwick and 9.5km south of Dunbar.
Wind Farm Layout
Aikengall Community Wind Farm comprises of 16 Vestas V90 wind turbines. These wind turbines have a tip height of 125 metres and each has a generating capacity of 3MW.
Environmental Benefits
Aikengall Community Wind Farm generates enough electricity to power approximately 31,500 homes and based on displaces around 54,200 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide per annum.
Economic Benefits
Aikengall Community Wind Farm provides annual community benefit funding equivalent to £2,500 per MW of installed capacity for the planning permission of the wind farm. Based on an installed capacity of 48MW, this equates to £120,000 per annum, totalling around £3 million during the 25 year operational period, for the local host communities.
