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Renewable Energy 

Evidence to the Committee's Enquiry by CPRW

1st March 1999

  Submission Contents

Summary

1. Introduction
1.1 The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
1.2 CPRW's renewable energy policy
1.3 CPRW's policy on wind energy installations
1.4 CPRW's experience in relation to wind energy proposals
1.5 Scope of this Evidence

2 Effects of the government's renewable energy policy for wind power
2.1 The policy background
2.2 The response of the wind energy industry
2.3 The effect on the landscape to date
2.4 The Implications of the 2010 target

3 Implications for Wales
3.1 The 3% objective
3.2 Beyond 3%
3.3 Policy issues
3.4 Conclusion

Appendix 1 The Potential Visual Impact of Wind Turbines in Relation to Distance.

Tables:
Table 1 Wind Power Stations Constructed in the UK 1991-98
Table 2 Wind Power Stations Constructed in Wales ( at September 1999)
Table 3 Output from UK Windfarms -rolling yearly averages, Sept 1997 to June 1998

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