Kintyre Wind

Welcome to Kintyre Wind

Maximising Financial Benefits from Consented Windfarms for Local Communities


Kintyre Wind represents a not-for-profit volunteer-led collaborative project between EKREG and  Community Councils across Kintyre to facilitate and deliver Community Shared Ownership (CSO) to impacted communities and ensure a fair share of Community Benefit Funding (CBF) from local windfarms for East and West Kintyre.

The key elements are a negotiation vehicle (EKREG) and a multi-community benefit society (Lussa Community Wind) that acts as the vehicle to receive and donate windfarm-related funds incoming equally to beneficiary anchor charities. All decision-making on CSO and CBF opportunities are directed by the community councils involved in each opportunity.

The Charities disseminate the funds donated in a manner aiding community development, education and regeneration.
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Funds will be used to benefit the communities of Kintyre for the foreseeable future

Windfarm Developments in Kintyre
Kintyre Windfarm Developments Map

The full details of each of windfarm development application can be found on either the "Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website" (applications over 50MW) or "Argyll and Bute Council Planning Applications website" (applications under 50MW).

Application announcements can also be found in the "Kintyre Wind News" section as the details are released.
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The Communities

Agreements are in place for EKREG Ltd to take the lead and explore Community Shared Ownership (CSO) opportunities in new/repowered local wind farm developments on behalf of the following Kintyre Community Council areas.

Lussa Community Wind Mutual Benefit Society

Funds presently administered by Lussa Community Wind.
Lussa Community Wind Ltd

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The Anchor Charities

Kintyre Wind is a collaborative partnership between communities who work together to maximise Community Share Ownership in Kintyre Windfarms. The Anchor charity beneficiaries are the charities nominated by each community council. Their purpose is to provide funding that benefits the local communities through community development, education and regeneration
East Kintyre 
Community Fund
Campbeltown 
Community Windfarm Fund
West Kintyre 
Community Fund

Supported by the Scottish Government’s

Community and Renewable

Energy Scheme (CARES)

"The Kintyre Wind website is an excellent source of information on the community shared ownership and community benefit opportunities in Kintyre. All the best to East Kintyre Renewable Energy Group in their endeavours to secure significant and long term benefits for the Kintyre community."

Mark Brennan, Shared Ownership Manager, Local Energy Scotland