Ripple Energy unveils 'UK's first' consumer-owned onshore wind turbine in South Wales

Michael Holder
clock • 2 min read
Construction has been completed on the Graig Fatha wind turbine in South Wales | Credit: Ripple Energy
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Construction has been completed on the Graig Fatha wind turbine in South Wales | Credit: Ripple Energy

Novel funding model has seen 907 people invest in the Graig Fatha project, delivering savings on their energy bills in the process

Construction work on the UK's "first ever" consumer-owned onshore wind turbine has been completed in South Wales, as part of a novel crowndfunding scheme led by Ripple Energy which it claims could help...

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