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26 Jun 2020
Going full circle: the story of Mean Moor
Community co-operatives successfully raise £5.7M to repay Thrive’s Community Energy Funding Bridge
Article written by anna.cooper
Led by High Winds Community Energy Society, a collective of three community energy cooperatives – Baywind, High Winds and Energy Prospects – has successfully repaid our Community Energy Funding Bridge. In July 2017, Mean Moor become the first commercial scale wind farm in the UK to transfer from a commercial developer to 100% community ownership.
As part of Community Energy Fortnight, our Senior Investment Manager, Monika Papalaczyk takes us on the journey of Mean Moor wind farm – from ambition to reality. Read the full story on Community Energy England’s website.
