Locals cut electricity costs by 25% with community hydro scheme
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The homes are not plugged directly into the turbine - they get their power from the National Grid, the same as everyone else.Image caption,As long as residents don't use more power than the turbine produces, their bills stay low. "But Energy Local is also about using less power where you can - and using it in the evenings when demand is less, but the hydro-electric turbine is still generating.
Also in the Ogwen Valley, a separate hydro-electric turbine has been installed by a community company called Ynni Ogwen.Over the past five years, it has raised enough money to provide tens of thousands of pounds in grants to community groups, including a local veterans' organisation, a food bank and local sports clubs.
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