The Environment
Agency has announced proposals to generate its own
renewable energy - enough to power a city the size of York - at its sites across England and Wales.
As part of the plans, up to 80 wind turbines could be built on Environment Agency owned land across the country, developing around 200 megawatts of renewable energy capacity - enough to power 90,000 households and save around 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
In addition the turbines will generate up to £2.4 million of revenue every year - money that will be ploughed back into protecting and improving the environment, and adapting to climate change.
So if we use 80 turbines' worth here in York, how many of these would we need across the UK. The mind boggles!
As part of the plans, up to 80 wind turbines could be built on Environment Agency owned land across the country, developing around 200 megawatts of renewable energy capacity - enough to power 90,000 households and save around 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
In addition the turbines will generate up to £2.4 million of revenue every year - money that will be ploughed back into protecting and improving the environment, and adapting to climate change.
So if we use 80 turbines' worth here in York, how many of these would we need across the UK. The mind boggles!
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