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Our plans for Balnespick Wind Farm have been designed in response to local feedback and are focussed on delivering for the Highland economy, tourism and community.
If consented, the wind farm will generate up to 64.8MW of clean electricity and could provide power directly to Tomatin Distillery – helping the distillery to cut its energy costs, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and increase its use of non-fossil fuels.
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The wind farm is located in the hills north of the Lista peninsula, five kilometres from Vanse, which is the nearest village. Power is delivered to the local 110kV grid, which passes through the wind farm area. The local grid is owned by Agder Energi Nett.
The first turbines were delivered and assembled in the summer of 2012 and all turbines were handed over by December 2012.
The turbines are maintained by locally employed FOR staff. Each turbine is monitored 24 hours a day seven days a week and any maintenance are carried out by specially trained and qualified technicians. As well as maintaining the turbines, the local team are responsible for maintenance and service of all equipment on-site, High Voltage area, buildings, vehicles, etc.
The power is sold through the power market Nordpool. Lista is able to provide electricity generation equivalent to the consumption of 11,000 homes on an annual average basis.
