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Bowbeat
Project details
Current project stage
Date operational
Capacity (MW)
Project address
Roughside Hill and Emily Bank, Peebles
Date financial investment decision made
Project developer
Technology
Onshore WindCommunity benefits offered
YesCommunity shared ownership offered
No
Public contact email
National outcomes supported
HealthProject owner
Project owner name
RWEProject owner website
https://uk.rwe.com/in-your-community/Community benefits details
Value of committed community benefit package (£/MW/Yr)
Community engagement
Project stage when community engagement on community benefits began
PlanningFunds this project contributes to
| Package name | Bowbeat Community Fund |
| Fund website | |
| Planned start date | |
| Actual start date | 31/12/2003 |
| Planned end date | 31/12/2024 |
| Actual end date | |
| Memorandum of understanding date | |
| Date community benefit agreement completed | |
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Link to community action plan (or similar)
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| Fund administrator | Developer |
| Fund administrator more details | The original developer, EON, managed a small fund in house, responding to ad-hoc requests for funding. From 2022 - 2024 the whole fund was donated to the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue. |
| Community benefit package mechanisms | |
| Financial structure used to determine community benefits | Payment: per MW installed |
| Who makes decisions on what to fund? | Project owner |
| Regular review of community benefits package | No |
| Local authorities | |
| Community councils | Royal Burgh of Peebles and District |