Ecotricity has submitted a proposal to build a small wind farm just off the “Old Gloucester Road” between Alveston and Frampton Cotterell.

There will be three turbines, 64m high to the hub, 99m to the blade tip, and will generate about 16 million kWh per year (one kWh is a “unit” that costs end users approx 15p). This is apparently enough to supply about 5000 homes.

It sounds a good, if modest scheme, and we encourage people to show their support by writing South Glos Council at

  South Gloucestershire Council
  Planning Department
  Civic Centre
  High Street
  Kingswood
  Bristol
  BS15 9TR

Further of information, including maps and “photo montages” can be seen in Thornbury Library till 8th April, or on-line at http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/projects/alveston/

Let's hope this is the first of many such sustainable generation schemes locally – perhaps with tidal turbines and “lagoons” in the Severn Estuary, along with the closure of our very own blot on the landscape, Oldbury power station!