The Mynydd Y Cemmaes windfarm impact study - Volume IIE -economic impact: final report

This report, from the Energy Technology Support Unit, is part of a wider impact study of the construction, commissioning and operation of a wind farm in Montgomeryshire in Powys. In particular, the document focuses on the effects on the local and regional economy of the windfarm development, covering both construction and operation of the facility. The aim of the study is to provide predictions of the economic impact of similar projects on local, rural communities, including the attitudes of local people to such schemes before and after construction. The study concluded that payment to local farmers, whose livelihoods were at risk, produced great benefits to these families, and payments to the community council benefited the local area. Public opinion was broadly in favour of the wind farm as a tourist attraction which could be used to raise money and as an educational asset. (UK)