Community Benefit Fund
Managed by the Dumfriesshires East Community Benefit Group (DECBG), applications to the fund are assessed by a decision making panel made up of local representatives called The Solwaybank Wind Farm Advisory Management Panel.
From 2022, a section of the fund has been reserved for a Small Grants Fund and an Education and Training Fund.
Further information, including how to submit an application can be found on the DECBG website here.
Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS)
Since the early 2010s, RES has been operating its unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which was developed in response to feedback from the communities around its wind farm projects. LEDS offers a direct and tangible benefit to residential, business and community properties closest to participating operational renewable energy projects in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through an annual discount on their electricity bills.
RES made the first LEDS payments at Solwaybank in 2021. Eligible registered properties will continue to receive annual LEDS payments for the operational life of the wind farm.
At Solwaybank, the discount is offered to properties within 6.5 kilometres of Solwaybank Wind Farm and built prior to November 2020.
For more information, including contact details for the LEDS team, please visit the dedicated LEDS website at: www.leds.res-group.com.
