Local Community
The Drovers Run To find out more about our work with communities visit our Community webpages.
RWE npower renewables offers a range of community benefit packages at our operating onshore and offshore wind farms, these usually benefit those communities living closest to the site.
There are a number of ways of designing and operating these packages which are negotiated locally to meet the specific needs of individual areas. Packages vary, depending on the size, type and geographical make up of local communities.
Community benefit packages have been used to fund a wide variety of activities including community building refurbishments, environmental education programmes, energy efficiency schemes and supporting local groups and organisations.
Taff Ely Onshore Wind Farm
Community Benefit Fund
In association with the Taff Ely Onshore Wind Farm, a community fund has been set up to assist local community projects in the vicinity of the wind farm. The annual fund of £2,500, will be available throughout the operational life of the wind farm.
Local decisions
The Taff Ely Wind Farm Community Fund is now being administered by The Wales Community Foundation in Wales. To find out more about the fund please contact The Wales Community Foundation in Wales .
Support for the area
Recent grants have included:
- FADS – a grant of £1455 funded a group of young people to produce an educational DVD warning of the dangers of drugsand alcohol abuse.
- Pencoed Triathlon Club – a grant of £765 went towards the cost of staging the Drovers Run – an annual event which takes place in the proximity of the wind farm and has, in previous years, received support from RWE npower renewables
- South Wales Air Ambulance - £600 to support provision of the service in this rural area
- Brynna Babes and Buzy Bees afterschool clubs - £300 each for equipment
