Fishermen Three (Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm)
Operation since | 29/03/2017 |
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Local Authority Area | Scottish Borders |
Technology | Onshore Wind |
Installed Capacity | 7.5Mw |
About the Developer
Name of renewable energy project | Fishermen Three (Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm) |
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Community benefit fund | Fishermen Three (Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm) |
Project owner(s) | Berwickshire Community Renewables LLP |
Contact name | Eibhlin Lee |
Contact telephone | 07919 305843 |
Contact email | Eibhlin.lee@communityenergyscotland.org.uk |
Contact address | 55 Newtown Street |
About The Community Benefit Package
Who are the beneficiary community / communities (those that make up the fund ‘area of benefit’): | We have signed a community benefit agreement for an annual payment of £5k/MW, index linked (starting at £37,500/year), to be split evenly between two local community groups; Cockburnspath and Cove Community Council (located within Scottish Borders Council area) and the Oldhamstocks Community Association (located within East Lothian Council area). |
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Community benefit structure: | Payment: per MW installed |
Additional arrangement: | |
Please confirm the value of your community benefit package as an equivalent rate of payment per MW per year: | 5000 |
Is this index-linked? | Yes |
Fund Set-Up Process
Do you have a written agreement with a local body in relation to the community benefit package, e.g. community council, development trust, or local authority: | Yes |
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If yes, please name the body: | We have a signed community benefit agreement contract with Cockburnspath and Cove Community Council and the Oldhamstocks Community Association. |
Governance & Administration
Who administers the fund? (Who holds the fund and makes payments to local causes?): | Cockburnspath and Cove Community Council and the Oldhamstocks Community Association |
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Who makes decisions on which causes receive funds? If this is a local group (e.g. Community Panel, Committee or Board) please give the name of the group, details of its make-up and how people can come on/off the group: | Cockburnspath and Cove Community Council and the Oldhamstocks Community Association |
Monitoring & Review
Do you receive an annual report on fund spend or, if you are the fund administrator, do you produce one: | The groups will both supply BCR with an annual statement in respect of each Financial Year, identifying the sums received from BCR, the extent to which such sums have been expended or saved, the causes funded (which could include administrative costs), and the balance carried forward to the subsequent Financial Year. |
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