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In August 2007 construction on the Westmill wind farm in Oxfordshire began. Westmill will be the first 100% community owned wind farm in the South of England and the five turbines will be installed and will start generating renewable energy in Spring 2008. They will produce enough electricity to supply over 4,200 homes and avoid the release of 5,800 tonnes
of carbon dioxide each year.

The five turbines, 81m to tip, will stand in a straight line across the old airfield, near Watchfield, South Oxfordshire.

Funding of the £7.6m project is from a public share issue and a loan from the Co-op bank allowing local ownership of the site and maximising the social, environmental and economic benefits to the area.

The Cooperative bank was confident the project was a sound investment as Westmill has secured a purchase agreement for their electricity - Good Energy is buying the power from three of the Westmill turbines for the next five years. This will provide enough electricity to supply over 2,700 Good Energy customers.