FOI Request - Windfarm Developments

Request 101003870718

I hereby request the following information in relation to wind farms (“wind farms” meaning developments for electricity generation by wind turbines) located within the administrative area of Moray:

1.  A list of all wind farm developments (both onshore and offshore) within Moray (including Moray Firth) that are operational, consented or under construction (please indicate status for each). For each development please provide:

Name of development
Location (including council ward or nearest settlement)
Date of commissioning (if operational) or expected commissioning (if under construction) or date of consent (if consented)
Installed capacity (in MW)
Number of turbines (if available)
Whether onshore or offshore

2.  For the wind farms listed under (1), what is the average size (installed capacity) of operational onshore wind farms in Moray (i.e., sum of MW / number of sites) and likewise the average for offshore wind farms in Moray (if applicable).

3.  For each wind farm under (1), indicate the ownership structure, including whether it is:

wholly commercially owned (e.g., by a private/industrial company)
partly community owned (with a community shareholding)
wholly community owned (community trust or cooperative)
Please include the name of the community group/trust (if applicable) and the percentage of ownership held by the community or local co operative.

4.  For each wind farm under (1) that has a community benefit fund or any financial transfer mechanism to the local community (including community trust, local authority, or community benefit scheme) please provide:

the annual amount transferred (in £)
the period over which transfers have been made (e.g., since commissioning, or since fund establishment)
any known commitment for the lifetime of the wind farm (for example, £/MW/year or total lifetime fund)
whether any capital investment (rather than annual fund) has been made into the community (for example share offers to local people) and details of that investment.

5.  Please provide any additional relevant information you hold on the local economic and community impact of wind farms in Moray, for example:

number of jobs created locally (during construction / operations)
local supply chain or local procurement commitments
any monitoring of community benefit uptake (how many local groups have accessed funds)
any proposals for future wind farms in Moray which include community ownership or benefit schemes.