North Somerset Council held a public workshop (facilitated by the Centre for Sustainable Energy) on 23rd January, exploring the potential to increase renewable energy development in Congresbury and Puxton. At the workshop participants (all residents of the local area) gave conditional support for:<li>Medium scale wind turbines (up to 1 megawatt in output and 100 metres in height), ground based solar panels and community scale battery storage by the M5 to the northwest of West Hewish, on the condition the turbines are community owned.</li> <li>The significant expansion of the four existing ground based solar farms within the two parishes with the potential to approximately treble their size.</li>If you live or work in the Congresbury and Puxton area, please share your thoughts on what was said and view a map of the suggestions in this short survey: <a href="https://communityenergyplan.commonplace.is/proposals/congresbury-and-puxton/step1">https://communityenergyplan.commonplace.is/proposals/congresbury-and-puxton/step1</a> If you have any queries please email communities@cse.org.uk OR call us on 0117 934 1400 for a paper summary and form.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1643798015/projects/communityenergyplan/fe15c41e-1c71-4455-9609-3f40b408d005.jpg" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1643798072/projects/communityenergyplan/fde11064-d37e-4deb-a2b3-be465d28a000.jpg" />

Congresbury and Puxton workshop outputs and consultation now live

A public workshop was held on 23rd January, capturing local people's views on whether the community could get more of its energy from renewable sources. Support was expressed for the possible development of wind turbines and solar farms within the area. Please add your thoughts and comments about what might be acceptable locally on the map, and on the questions that follow it.

Have your say - generating more renewable energy in Congresbury and Puxton

Community Energy Plan Congresbury and Puxton

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