Residents of the Seaford community have been asked to express their opinion about proposals for a wind farm off the Sussex coast. Public gathering is planned for March 12 at which representatives of E.ON will discuss the project in more detail with the local community and hear their views.
According to the draft plans, the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm would be located 13km off the Sussex coast and it could incorporate between 100 and 195 turbines. The prospect of the site is to generate enough electricity to supply the equivalent of 450,000 homes, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the homes in the whole of Sussex, including the city of Brighton and Hove. E.ON is planning to install in spring a meteorological mast on the site to measure wind speeds, wave heights, sea currents and other offshore environmental data.
The community consultation period for the project will last until May 6. Seaford residents can get more information on March 12 at The Clinton Centre in Clinton Place. A series of other meetings will be held in other towns including Newhaven, Peacehaven, Worthing and Lancing.
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Offshore WIND staff, February 22, 2012; Image: eon