Highlands first wind farm Co-op

The Isle of Skye Renewables Co-op purchased a stake in the Ben Aketil wind farm from owners Falck Renewables in January 2008 after raising £812,137! The 570 members, each with a shareholding ranging from £250 to £20,000 will receive annual interest on their shares.   

The Ben Aketil wind farm consists of ten 2.3MW Enercon wind turbines. Erection of the turbines began in September and power started to be generated in November 2007. The ten turbines generate enough clean, green energy to supply around 14,000 homes.

Isle of Skye Renewables Co-op is part of a family of co-ops being developed by Energy4All Ltd in partnership with Falck Renewables