Community Benefits

TRIG and RES seeks to be a power for good in the communities that neighbour our projects by working openly and constructively to deliver tangible local benefits. Local communities to Garreg Lwyd Wind Farm benefit in a number of ways.

Community Benefit Fund

The annual £68,000 Community Benefit Fund is open to applications from groups and projects which benefit the communities living in the community council areas of Beguildy, Bettws y Crwyn, Kerry, Llanbister and Llanbadarn Fynydd.

The fund is managed by a Community Fund Panel made up of representatives from the local community councils. The fund is administered by PAVO.

For more information, please contact the PAVO Grants team on grants@pavo.org.uk or on 01597 822191.

Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS)

Since the early 2010s, RES has been operating its unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which was developed in response to feedback from the communities around its wind farm projects. LEDS offers a direct and tangible benefit to residential, business and community properties closest to participating operational renewable energy projects in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through an annual discount on their electricity bills.

RES made the first LEDS payments at Garreg Lwyd in 2017. Eligible registered properties will continue to receive annual LEDS payments for the operational life of the wind farm.

At Garreg Lwyd, the discount is offered to properties within 6.5 kilometres of Garreg Lwyd Wind Farm and built prior to April 2013.

For more information, including contact details for the LEDS team, please visit the dedicated LEDS website at: www.leds.res-group.com.