Investing in communities
7
operational funds£3.5mn
distributed across all funds annually1500
grants awarded to date to communities across the UKWhat is Community Benefit?
Communities across the country are changing the places where they live through community benefit. Funding services, projects and improvements that match the changes they want to see in the area where they live.
Treorchy Primary School children with Soaring Supersaurus founder Paul Evans and teacher Edward Sprague
From more mental health support in Aberdeenshire to starting businesses in South Wales, the range of projects being developed and run by people to tackle the priorities they see locally is huge.
Consistent long term income from their local Vattenfall wind farm can help them address both short and long term needs. Some are run as traditional “funds” and others are funding organisations and projects directly based on an agreed community plan. All aim to serve the communities they are in.
Fund case studies
Read more about the funds and the projects they support.
Projects
Here are some of the varied initiatives supported through the funding.
More about our wind projects that provide community funds
A hub of offshore wind innovation.
Clashindarroch is an operational onshore wind farm in Aberdeenshire.
Edinbane Wind Farm is an onshore project, located on the Isle of Skye.
The largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales.
Ray wind farm is an operational onshore wind farm located in Northumberland.
Swinford Wind Farm is located in Leicestershire.
South Kyle Wind Farm is a 50 turbine onshore wind project