Welsh Onshore Windfarm Industry

How profitable are Welsh Windfarms?

Onshore windfarms have been operating in Wales for more than 20 years.  What has been learnt? Are they a profitable investment?

How efficient are they?

How much electricity do they generate and at what cost?  And are some windfarms more efficient than others?

Who owns them and who should own them?

Should they be built and operated by the largest European energy companies because of their expertise and financial strength?

Or should they be owned by the communities whose environment they occupy?

This study summarises some of the numbers behind these questions.