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Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) is a charity formed in 2010 which receives a £6,500 grant from the wind farm's revenue each year. Its objective is to encourage and promote the deployment of sustainable energy, in particular (but not exclusively) within a 25-mile radius from Westmill Wind
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site, is also close to the wind farm. In 2019 the Westmill Wind and Solar Cooperatives were both awarded the "Fairtax" accreditation.
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was established in 2004 and currently has approximately 2,200 members. The wind farm is intended to help to reduce dependence on
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Farm. Its website has educational material and details of how to visit Westmill Wind Farm.
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that owns 100% of the Westmill Wind Farm which is an onshore
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erected in a line along the disused runway of the former
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Community electricity generation in the United Kingdom
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Westmill Wind Farm Cooperative

Co-operative
Watchfield
England
westmill.coop

community-owned
Industrial and Provident Society
wind farm
Watchfield
Vale of White Horse
England
wind turbines
RAF Watchfield
wind energy cooperative
fossil fuels
climate change
Schumacher Award
Energy4All
Baywind Energy Co-operative
Westmill Solar Park
Westmill Woodland Burial Ground
natural burial
"Westmill Wind Farm"
the original
"Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust"
the original
"Westmill Wind Farm and Westmill Solar become first community energy co-operatives to secure Fair Tax Mark"
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