TURBINES standing more than 400ft tall could soon tower over hundreds of hectares of marshland in Cheshire.
The county’s first wind farm would have 21 turbines on the Frodsham and Ince Marshes, and become one of the largest onshore wind power sites in the UK.
The £50m proposal, by developer Peel Energy, can be seen by the public at Helsby Community Centre on Saturday, November 28, before they are formally submitted in spring, 2010.
The giant wind turbines could provide energy for up to 30,000 homes, more than one-fifth of the homes in west Cheshire and Chester, and achieve more than one-quarter of the county’s 2020 renewable energy target.
Richard Dibley, Peel Energy’s development manager, said: “This is a major scheme not only for Cheshire, but for the whole of the North West, and if approved it will help play a significant part in achieving the important goals set out to both tackle climate change and safeguard electricity supplies in the future.
“We believe the deposit ground is a good location for a wind farm, but we want to hear what people think, too.”
If the plan goes ahead, workers would use an entrance at Marsh Lane, Frodsham.
