Wind farm protesters stay firm in protest
A protest group fighting plans to double the height of Carland Cross wind farm say they are “determined” to preserve the landscape for future generations.
Last week Scottish Power officially submitted plans to repower the wind farm.
This would mean the existing turbines doubling in size.
More than 100 people attended a special meeting at St Newlyn East Village Hall, organised by campaign group Residents Against Turbines (RATS) last week.
Steve Bazeley, chairman of RATS, said: “We are determined that our landscape and the fabric of our countryside and public rights of way are preserved for us all and our children to enjoy without the clutter of massive industrial machines filling our parish and our unique county of Cornwall.
“We need to bring to everyone’s attention the folly of inefficient, unreliable, disrupting, and expensive wind power that costs taxpayers and consumers far too much for too little.”
Scottish Power refutes the claim that wind energy is inefficient.
It says its plans to replace the 15 existing 42-metre high turbines with 10 new ones, which are 100m high, would more than triple the amount of energy produced at the site, giving enough renewable power for 11,000 homes or more.
The planning application has now gone to Carrick District Council and will be considered by it in due course, but it is expected planners may take many weeks or even months before coming to a decision.
18 November 2008
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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