Energy
secretary
Ed
Davey
says
local
people
should
see
perks
such
as
lower
power
bills
and
funding
for
amenities
such
as
schools
as
a
result
of
having
a
wind
farm
as
a
neighbour.
The
UK’s
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
(DECC)
is
consulting
on
ways
that
developers
could
deliver
such
benefits,
and
how
to
maximise
the
role
of
local
businesses
in
the
onshore
wind
supply
chain.
Davey
says:
“We
know
that
two-thirds
of
people
support
the
growth
of
onshore
wind.
But
far
too
often,
host
communities
have
seen
the
wind
farms
but…
