Turbine facts and figures

• Our turbine is a refurbished Enercon E48 from Holland.
• It stands on a 50m tower with a 48-metre blade span.
• It is the largest community-owned wind turbine in Ceredigion.
• It stands on top of a windy hill at Ffrwd Farm, Llanwnnen in Ceredigion.
• It has a capacity of 800kW, but will operate at a capacity of 500kW  in order to comply with the grid and Feed in Tariff requirements.
• Estimated annual generation is 1,743,000 kWh of electricity – enough to supply the equivalent of around 450 typical homes, or half of Llanfihangel Ystrad.
• It will save over 600 tonnes CO2 per year, so our community is contributing to the UK’s net zero future.
• It connects to the grid via an on-site substation and underground cable at 11,000 volts.
• The turbine weighs  approx. 100 tonnes.
• 400 tonnes of concrete & steel were used to make the base.
• The components were brought to site from Holland on three ferries and seven HGVs.
• It took five days to erect the turbine after the site had been prepared.
• The expected life of the turbine is 20 years.
• It is one of the last wind turbines in the UK to receive support from the government’s Feed-in Tariff scheme.
• It is co-owned by the 129 investors in Grannell Community Energy.
• The community benefit fund will distribute at least £5,000 a year to support local good causes.
• The electricity is being sold to Bristol Energy through a Power Purchase Agreement.