Hundreds of Britons save £100k on energy bills after buying their own windfarm

She said: “It’s really flexible, it depends on how much you need, all the way up to 120 percent of your electricity needs each month.

“A typical household that uses 2,900kwh per year, if they wanted their windfarm to generate as much electricity as they use, for our last project that would cost about £1,700, and then that would generate 2900kwh. On current levels of savings, they would save around £275 pounds per year, although we’re expecting next year as prices are so high, we’re expecting it to top £1,000.”

This comes amid an energy crisis that has largely been sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s gas cuts to Europe, laying bare Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. 

To help slash prices, the Government and experts have repeatedly argued that the UK needs to ramp up its homegrown energy sources to boost independence and security. And wind power is already one of Britain’s core strengths. Renewable energy has gone from 11 percent of the country’s energy mix to 40 percent in recent years, with offshore wind making up the bulk of it.

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