Mellock Hill

Community

The total cost of the wind farm will depend on the final turbine choice but is expected to be around £30 million, and, as such, would require significant investment within Perthshire. It is estimated that local companies will be able to bid for about £6 million worth of construction contracts. Additional indirect expenditure in local shops, service stations etc is also expected. It is Falck’s policy to utilise, when practicable, local contractors for construction, operation and maintenance work.

In order to provide community benefit, Falck Renewables has a policy of establishing a wind farm trust fund, to enable support to be given to local community-based social, educational and environmental initiatives. A commitment to this sort of investment in the local areas will enable assistance to be given to, for example:

* Initiatives to promote sustainable local site development and tourism;
* Environmental education initiatives;
* The promotion of local recreation infrastructure such as improvements to existing community infrastructure such as bridleways, footpaths, new cycleways, playgrounds and permissive paths; and
* Other community-led projects.