Isle of Skye Renewables Co-op

Trading address:
Unit 26, Trinity Enterprise Centre
Furness Business Park
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PN
Category:
Community, Utilities
Description:

Isle of Skye Renewables Co-operative was established in 2007 for the purpose of owning a share in the Ben Aketil wind farm located near Dunvegan. Skye Co-op has given local people, as a matter of priority, and others, an opportunity to invest in the production of renewable energy. Isle of Skye Renewables Co-operative is an Industrial & Provident Society based on the highly successful wind farm run in Cumbria by Baywind Energy Co-operative.

The share issue was managed by Energy4All, established by Baywind to provide support to co-operative wind farm projects around the UK. Skye Co-op has been established to provide an opportunity for all who are concerned with the effects of climate change to become involved in the ownership and operation of a wind farm. It is especially, but not exclusively, aimed at groups and individuals local to the wind farm.