Fuel poor Scottish homes to benefit from 9.6MW community wind project

Michael Holder
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Innovative financing deal will see surplus revenues from 9.6MW Pogbie onshore wind farm support fuel poor homes in East Lothian and other local causes

Fuel poor homes in Scotland could benefit from a new community-owned onshore wind farm set to open in East Lothian later this year, under an innovative new Scottish government-backed scheme announced yesterday....

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