Planning Supporting Statement - Partnerships for Renewables
Planning Supporting Statement - Partnerships for Renewables
Planning Supporting Statement - Partnerships for Renewables
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Louth Canal Wind Energy Development<br />
7.4.3 The proposed Development will allow East Lindsey District Council to contribute towards<br />
national and regional renewable energy targets and also bring significant CO 2 savings. The<br />
proposed Development has the potential to generate approximately 16.4 Gigawatt hours of<br />
renewable electricity per year, which is equivalent to the amount of electricity used annually by<br />
approximately 3,680 average households 13 . In addition, the proposed turbines could also<br />
displace approximately 7,060 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year 14 .<br />
13 Average household electricity use of 4,463kWh per annum<br />
(http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/publications/ecuk/269-ecuk-domestic-2010.xls table 3.3)<br />
14 Based on three 2.5MW turbines, operating with a 25% capacity factor and the electricity generated displacing<br />
electricity generated from Combined Cycle Gas Turbines / average fuel mix – approximately 430 gCO 2 /kWh<br />
(endorsed by the Advertising Standards Authority in September 2008)<br />
March 2012 30 <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Supporting</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />
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