January 2009 
The beautiful southern fringes of the Exmoor National Park are under threat! Four developers are trying to build a total of
24 giant industrial wind turbines at the following sites which lie between Bishops Nympton, Rackenford, Molland & Oakford: 

Batsworthy Cross where npower are trying to build up to 9 x 103m 2.5 MW wind turbines 

Luckett Moor, site name Cross Moor where Devon Light & Power are trying to build 2 x 100m 2.5MW wind turbines

Paul's, Wester Bullaford and West Moors, site name Three Moors where Airtricity are trying to build 9 x 105m 2MW wind turbines 

Bickham Moor where Coronation Power are trying to build 4 x 110m 3MW wind turbines

STOP PRESS

Both appeals dismissed. Click below for the full decisions

Bickham Moor Decision - Three Moors Decision

Where are we now?

The Public Inquiry for Three Moors and Bickham Moor eventually ended on 24 November with closing submissions from all of the parties. Thanks to all those that attended and made sure that the room was filled to capacity. The Inspector said that he would make his decision on or before 29 January 2010. For the Summary of the Closing Submission of David Cocks QC click here.

The Campaign is holding its Annual General Meeting at Knowstone Village Hall on Friday 29 January starting at 7.30pm. David Cocks QC has kindly agreed to be the keynote speaker and will be talking on the ups and downs of the six month long public inquiry. We are hoping that Nick Harvey MP will be able to speak as well. Please share a car if possible as parking in the village is limited. Please come along and support your Campaign.

We are holding a Valentine’s dance at Yeo Mill village hall on 13 February 7.30pm – 11.30pm. Live music and food will be available. Please attend, have a good night out and support you Campaign. For tickets please email Caroline Harvey at charvey484@aol.com.

Meanwhile the Batsworthy Cross and Cross Moor planning applications 
have still to go to NDDC's planning committee; we do not know when this will happen.
A further round of consultation has just finished around the Batsworthy Cross planning application
after npower were asked to provide more information on lighting, hydrology and noise.

Thank you all for your fantastic support; without you we could not have come this far.
If you would like to make a contribution to this campaign, please make your cheques payable to the
“Two Moors Campaign” and post them to “PO Box 132, Tiverton, Devon EX16 OAP'.

You can object again (or object for the first time) by clicking on the button below.

Please watch this site for news or email contact@twomoorscampaign.co.uk so that we can keep you personally informed
 

Please go to the Wind-Watch website for daily news by clicking on this link: http://www.wind-watch.org/news/category/locations/europe/uk/

Noise report is scathing about Batsworthy Cross. Click the icon to read

Why is this happening? 

On top of the normal price for electricity, wind developers get around £230,000 per year per 2MW turbine. We pay for this on top of ournormal bill through an additional charge to our electricity bill. This "incentivisation" or subsidy is called the ROCs, Renewable ObligationsCertificates scheme.

 
What would we get in return for all four sites?

A reduction of less than 3 millionths of one percent of world CO2 emissions; a figure too insignificant to make a difference and a figure that OFGEM, the National Audit Office and the Carbon Trust say could be at least 10 times greater for the same money. 

Zero displacement of our conventional power stations unless you don't mind the lights going out while you're on the operating table.

Damage to the environment, ecology & economy; noise above the World Health Organisations' recommendations; and Vibro-Acoustic Disease. 

What can you do?

The Exmoor National Park borrows much of its landscape characteristics from it's southern fringes, making this area, which is rich in wildlife and steeped in history, an integral aspect of the Park. This precious piece of our heritage and the tourist's delight, deserves protection from industrial development and most especially from development that is so totally meaningless and nothing more than a feeble political gesture. Object using the button above.

Billions of pounds of your money should be spent to best effect on securing your electricity supply and reducing CO2 emissions; it is not being!