Burton Wold Wind Farm

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.