The farm was developed by Your Energy Ltd, is owned by Mistral Windfarms and operated by Engineering Renewables Ltd. E.ON UK is buying the electricity output of the project under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Burton Wold Wind Farm comprises 10 turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 20 megawatts.
[1] Figures on the Ofgem website show that in 2008 (a leap year) the wind farm produced 43,416 Megawatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to the average needs of 9,237 domestic households.
The wind farm will contribute £280,000 to a community fund during its 25-year life, which is directed towards energy efficiency and education projects within Burton Latimer.
The fund is cited as a case study in two reports produced by the Renewables Advisory Board [4] In 2008 Kettering Borough Council approved an application for a further seven turbines, submitted by Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension Limited, a Company owned by the Beaty Family.