Meikle Carewe
| Operation since | 01/07/2013 |
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| Local Authority Area | Aberdeenshire |
| Technology | Onshore Wind |
| Installed Capacity | 10.2Mw |
About the Developer
| Name of renewable energy project | Meikle Carewe |
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| Community benefit fund | Meikle Carewe |
| Project owner(s) | RES |
| Contact name | Callum Whiteford |
| Contact telephone | 07500 937 925 |
| Contact email | callum.whiteford@res-group.com |
| Contact address | Third Floor, STV, Pacific Quay, Glasgow |
About The Community Benefit Package
| Please detail any voluntary benefits to the community from the development other than recurring annual fund: | he Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS) has been developed by RES as a new form of benefit for communities hosting its wind farms. The scheme is open to all residential, business and community buildings (including schools, places of worship and village halls) within the eligible area that have an electricity meter. LEDS at Meikle Carewe is offering people living and working within 3.5 kilometres of the 12-turbine wind farm an annual discount of £122 off their electricity bill. RES made the first LEDS payment at Meikle Carewe Wind Farm in May 2014. |
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| Please explain the monetary equivalent of the above benefit(s) and how the figure has been calculated: | |
| Who are the beneficiary community / communities (those that make up the fund ‘area of benefit’): | The Meikle Carewe Community Benefit Fund has been established to support groups and projects which benefit the communities living in the community council areas of Crathes, Drumoak and Durris; Newtonhill, Muchalls & Cammachmore; North Kincardine Rural; Portlethen and District; Stonehaven & District. |
| How was the boundary of the beneficiary community/communities identified: | |
| Additional arrangement: | Payment: per MW installed |
| Please confirm the value of your community benefit package as an equivalent rate of payment per MW per year: | 2009 |
| Is this index-linked? | Yes |
Fund Set-Up Process
| What information was provided to make it clear that contributing to community benefit discussions does not affect an individual’s right to express a view on the development: | |
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| What factors did you consider when identifying the most appropriate individuals and groups to involve in the consultation process on the community benefit package: | |
| Did you provide a clear point of contact for the community from the outset of the 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: | Unknown |
| If yes, please name the body: | |
| What communication channels did you use to provide feedback and maintain open dialogue with the community during the set-up phase? Please provide details, for example frequency of meetings, who you met with, newsletters, etc: | |
| Did the community request support during the fund set up phase: | Unknown |
| If yes, were they provided with that support? Please give details of who provided that support: | |
| Have aims or priorities been determined for the Fund: | Unknown |
| If yes, please state what they are: | |
| If yes, please state how you reached agreement on these with the community: |
Governance & Administration
| Please give details of the process for awarding funds to eligible causes / initiatives: | Managed by the Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), applications to the fund are assess by a decision making panel made up of representatives from all five community council areas. |
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| Please outline the distribution method: | Open grants programmes |
| What is the frequency of award making: | |
| How did you ensure there was an appropriate governance and administration process in place to handle the funds? Please give details of any support you provided to ensure these were in place: | |
| Who administers the fund? (Who holds the fund and makes payments to local causes?): | Kincardinshire Development Partnership |
| Is this a third party: | Unknown |
| 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: | |
| Who is eligible to receive funds: | |
| If Other, please specify: | |
| Please state which of the following are made public: | |
| If these are available online, please provide a link to the relevant website: |
Monitoring & Review
| What processes is in place to ensure the impact of individual awards and the fund as a whole are measured: | |
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| Do you receive an annual report on fund spend or, if you are the fund administrator, do you produce one: | |
| How do you encourage a regular review of the fund spend, priorities, administration and governance processes: |