Esgair Energy Park FAQs

Why has this site been selected?

Our studies to date show that the site at Esgair Galed Energy Park has excellent exposure to wind resources, has technical and environmental suitability and there are established wind developments in the area.

How many wind turbines will there be?

Our initial proposal is to deliver up to a maximum of 26 turbines on the site.  However, this will be subject to refinement as we get more information from our technical assessments (such as environmental impact, visual impact, and noise modelling) and surveys, as well as in response to feedback from consultees, stakeholders, and local people.

What are the benefits to the community?

We are committed to ensuring that our plans for Esgair Galed Energy Park maximise the positive impact of the project locally, regionally, and nationally.

As well as the Energy Park playing a key role part in helping to meet local and national targets for renewable energy generation, we’re also keen to work closely with skills providers and the wider supply chain to ensure that our investment supports jobs and training opportunities in Powys and mid Wales more widely.

As part of the project, Bute Energy will be investing in the communities closest to our projects through our independently governed Community Benefit Fund.

Our team is already working to understand communities’ aspirations for the area and to understand some the main challenges they face.  We will focus on supporting local groups, charities, and services with funding to sustain and expand their work and create new innovative projects, and to help organisations combine their expertise to build largescale legacy projects.

Let us know how we can support projects in your communities, so our projects can deliver real benefits to local people.

The proposals would see Esgair Galed produce around 171MW.

This at £7,500 per MW index linked means approximately £1.2 million per annum and around £48 million over the lifetime of the project.

How will you access the site and how will equipment be delivered?

We are still at a very early stage of identifying the best routes to ensure that traffic travelling to and from the site can do so safely and with minimal impact to the wider road network.

The detailed design of the Energy Park will evolve over the coming months, taking account of consultation feedback from local people and statutory consultees, as well as ongoing environmental and technical assessments.

How will the project connect to the electricity grid?

In mid Wales, the existing electricity network does not have the capacity to connect all the planned new renewables to homes and businesses – to end the use of fossil fuels we need new infrastructure and quickly.

At this stage, it is proposed that Esgair Galed will be connected on a wooden pole overhead line. The connection would route north toward the proposed ‘Bryn Gwyn’ substation near Cefn Coch.

Further details of the proposed connection will be brought forward by Green GEN Cymru as part of a separate consultation.

This will be consented separately as a Development of National Significance (DNS).