UK economy benefitting by wind farm jobs, says report | Japan Herald

UK economy benefitting by wind farm jobs, says report

Japan Herald Monday 7th May, 2012

• Onshore wind power industry supported 8,600 jobs, was worth 548 million pounds to the UK economy in 2011

• Study of 18 wind farms reveals around 1,100 jobs were created and poured 84 million pounds in the local communities

• The economy could benefit to the tune of 0.78 billion pounds by 2020, supporting around 11,600 jobs,

LONDON - Hitting back at the critics, a new government supported study has stated that onshore wind power industry has created thousands of jobs and generated millions of pounds for the economy.

According to the BiGGAR Economics report released Monday by RenewableUK (R-UK) and the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) the study of 18 wind farms across the country had revealed that the onshore wind power industry supported 8,600 jobs and was worth 548 million pounds to the UK economy in 2011.

Of these around 1,100 jobs were created at the Local Authority level, and poured an estimated 84 million pounds in the local communities.

If onshore wind is deployed at a scale suggested in the Government's Renewable Energy Roadmap, the economy could benefit to the tune of 0.78 billion pounds by 2020, supporting around 11,600 jobs, R-UK said.

Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (pictured), argued onshore wind power is a cost effective and valuable part of the UK's diverse energy mix.

"Not only does wind power provide secure, low carbon power to homes and businesses, it supports jobs and brings significant investment up and down the country too.

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