TWO wind turbines that will create enough energy to power around 2,000 households could be built at Heysham if a new state-of-the-art scheme by British Telecom gets the go-ahead.
BT intends to stage a two-day public exhibition later this month (full details to be announced) to consult with residents about their plans to build the turbines at Fanny House Farm, around 2km east of Heysham.
The site, just off the A683, is nex
t to an existing BT communications tower.
Andy Riley, head of partnership development for BT's wind farms project, said: "We envisage a two turbine proposal for the site and are consulting with all relevant statutory bodies, such as Lancaster City Council, the Ministry of Defence and Natural England.
"We will also consult fully with the local community throughout the planning process and ensure this project is in keeping with BT's strong reputation as an environmentally responsible company.
"BT is one of the UK's largest consumers of electricity and we are committed to reducing our carbon emissions and securing our future green power supplies.
"Since 1996 we have reduced our carbon footprint by 60 per cent and we aim to reduce it further to achieve an 80 per cent reduction by 2016.
"An important contributor to this is the use of wind power and so we are currently identifying suitable sites for wind turbines."
If given the go-ahead, BT says the turbines will generate around four megawatts of power, delivering the amount of energy used by an estimated 2,000 typical households.
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