Calderdale Windfarm Ltd is exploring options for 65 turbines on Walshaw Moor, near the Walshaw Dean reservoirs above Hebden Bridge in Calderdale. The scheme aims to generate enough electricity to power more than 286,000 homes a year. Environmental concerns have been raised regarding the disturbance of peat bogs and carbon release.
The largest onshore wind farm in England could be built on moorland in the Pennines if plans get the go-ahead. Calderdale Windfarm Ltd is exploring options for 65 turbines on Walshaw Moor, near the Walshaw Dean reservoirs above Hebden Bridge in Calderdale . The company said the scheme would generate enough electricity to power more than 286,000 homes a year. Environmental campaigners warned the development would disturb peat bogs , releasing carbon into the atmosphere.
A spokesperson for Calderdale Windfarm, which is backed by Worldwide Renewable Energy (WWRE), said the proposal was an "incredibly exciting opportunity". "During a cost-of-living crisis, with ongoing energy security challenges and the climate emergency, the UK needs to explore how it can generate more carbon-free renewable electricity," the firm said. "But our proposals are at a very early stage and we recognise there will be a range of views about the merits of our proposal.
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