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Alltwalis Wind Farm

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Official name
  
Blaengwen Wind farm

Status
  
Operational

Owner(s)
  
Statkraft

Construction began
  
November 2008

Country
  
Wales, United Kingdom

Commission date
  
December 2009

Make and model
  
Siemens Wind Power

Alltwalis Wind Farm

Location
  
near Brechfa Forest, Carmarthenshire

The Alltwalis Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brechfa Forest located to the north of the town of Carmarthen in Wales.

The facility is composed of 10 wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 23 megawatts. The expected annual production of electricity is around 65 gigawatt hours (GWh). The farm was built by Statkraft. Construction began in November 2008, and was completed in December 2009.

Noise pollution

Residents of the area have reported severe problems with noise pollution from the wind farm leading to health problems for people living in the area. Criticism has been levelled at Statkraft for not taking the residents' concerns seriously.

References

Alltwalis Wind Farm Wikipedia