The Meikle Carewe Community Benefit Fund has been established to support groups and projects which benefit the communities living in the community council areas of Crathes, Drumoak and Durris; Newtonhill, Muchalls & Cammachmore; North Kincardine Rural; Portlethen and District; Stonehaven & District.

Managed by the Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), applications to the fund are assessed by a decision making panel made up of representatives from all five community council areas. 

£20,500 (index linked) is available annually for the lifetime of the wind farm.

Information on how to submit an application can be found on the KDP website here.

Enquiries regarding Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund should be directed to:

KDP
Tel:    01569 763246
Email: windfarms@kdp.scot 

Since the early 2010s, RES has been operating its unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which was developed in response to feedback from the communities around its wind farm projects.  LEDS offers a direct and tangible benefit to residential, business and community properties closest to participating operational renewable energy projects in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through an annual discount on their electricity bills.

RES made the first LEDS payments at Meikle Carewe in 2014.   Eligible registered properties will continue to receive annual LEDS payments for the operational life of the wind farm.

At Meikle Carewe, the discount is offered to properties within 3.5 kilometres of Meikle Carewe Wind Farm and built prior to May 2013.

For more information, including contact details for the LEDS team, please visit the dedicated LEDS website at:
www.leds.res-group.com.