The table below gives details of existing windfarms and applications in Cornwall. Note that Max Capacity means Installed Capacity. The windfarm will not generate at the installed capacity per annum, it just has the capacity to do so if the wind blew perfectly all year. For example, Delabole has an installed capacity of 4MW. It has run at between 25% and 27% of the installed capacity since 2001

The government's minimum targets for each region are stated in terms of installed capacity, not predicted production, but we understand that it takes account of the average predicted production

 
SiteStatusTip Turbines
Height(m) No Total Cap
MW
North Cornwall
Davidstow Appeal 126 20 50.0
Titchbarrow Planning App withdrawn 110 4 8.0
Crimp (Morwenstow) Consent May 2008 81 3 3.9
Otterham Consent 2009 71 5 4.0
Delabole Operational 1991 50 10 4.0 details
Delabole Repowering Operational 2011 99 4 9.2
Bodmin Pre-planning App 4 9.2
 
Other Windfarms & Applications in Cornwall
PensilvaAppeal 80 1 1.3
Truathan Barton Planning App 120 7
Bears Down Operational 2001 57 16 9.6 details
Carland Cross Operational 1992 49 15 6.0 details
Carland Cross Repowering Refused - Awaiting Appeal 100 10 20.0
Cold Northcott Operational 1993 42 22 6.8 details
Four Burrows Operational 1998 45 15 4.5 details
Goonhilly Downs Operational 1993 49 14 5.6 details
Goonhilly Downs Repowering Consent May 2008 107 6 15.0
Roskrow Barton Operational 2008 75 2 1.7 details
St Breock Operational 1994 48 11 5.0 details
St Breock Repowering Consent Dec 2002 76 8 10.4
All height data is derived from the BWEA website at http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/index.asp
Except for Goonhilly (existing and repowering) http://www.clpwindprojects.co.uk/docs/0801-Goonhilly-Repower-Non-Technical-Summary.pdf
St Breock http://www.eon-uk.com/generation/stbreock.aspx

People in North Cornwall, and Davidstow in particular, are feeling increasingly under siege by renewable energy companies.

There are currently four operational windfarms in North Cornwall; St Breock near Wadebridge, Cold Northcott at Laneast and Delabole, the fourth, Bears Down windfarm, is located in the council areas of North Cornwall and Restormel. This is currently the most powerful windfarm in Cornwall

The windfarm at Otterham and granted consent in 2009. The Crimp/Morwenstow windfarm was granted planning permission on appeal at Crimp near the Devon-Cornwall border following its refusal by NCDC. The application for Delabole, submitted in 2008, was rejected by Cornwall council in 2010 but is now going to appeal. At the same time the developer is planning a new application for the site

There is a scoping exercise being carried out for a windfarm near Bodmin. (The scoping exercise takes place before formal submission of a planning application)

The original Delabole Windfarm comprisinfg 10 turbines wasoperational in 1991 but has now been replaced by 4 larger turbines

Powergen Renewables, the company that operates St Breock windfarm, has already obtained planning approval to replace the old turbines with much larger turbines.

If these new proposals go ahead, then together with the existing installations, this one small area of North Cornwall would be carrying a hugely disproportionate burden for meeting the renewable energy target for the whole of Cornwall. Whilst residents understand the need for this country to find alternative means of energy production, surely North Cornwall is being unfairly targeted by wind energy companies

This area is already contributing its fair share towards meeting Cornwall's renewable energy target and we feel that if these new developments are forced upon us, it would amount to nothing less than discrimination against the people of North Cornwall!

Residents feel that there should be open and truthful consultation regarding these proposals. Whatever you think the solution is, please involve yourself in the debate. We are confident that the arguments in favour of wind power as a significant, secure source of energy within the UK are weak