Four Winds Energy Co-operative

Four Winds is developing co-operatively owned wind turbines on former colliery sites, with the aim of bringing benefit to the local communities. During the summer of 2014 a successful share offer raised £3.4m from the 845 new members of Four Winds to finance its projects.

Four Winds has built a 500KW wind turbine at Duckmanton near Chesterfield and has planning permission for a second 500KW wind turbine between Grimethorpe and Cudworth, called Shafton Turbine. This should be operational in July 2015. Income will be derived from the sale of electricity and from the Feed in Tariff.