Economic benefits from the development of wind farms in the Western Isles supported Lewis Wind Power (LWP) wishes to construct two consented wind farms on the Isle of Lewis: Stornoway Wind Farm and Uisenis Wind Farm.
EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER), one of LWP’s parent companies, commissioned BVG Associates (BVGA) and Steve Westbrook (University of the Highlands and Islands) to analyse the economic benefits to the Western Isles and the UK from the construction and operation of wind farms on the Western Isles and an HVDC grid connection. We were also asked to consider the impact of community payments from wind farm owners and community ownership of wind farms. Economic benefits from the development of wind farms in the Western Isles builds on a previous BVGA study on the UK content of the Isle of Lewis wind farms.