Here are ten reasons I am investing in AWEL Coop:
- Awel Aman Tawe (AAT) have been working hard to build these wind turbines for over a decade – it is an honour to play a small part in the final step on a very long journey.
- Wind turbines will provide cheap renewable energy for generations to come. Long after the construction costs have been paid they will still be turning, producing electricity at almost no cost: no gas imported, no uranium mined, no nuclear waste to be looked after for thousands of years.
- The AAT turbines are community owned which means that the profit stays in the community creating jobs and opportunity.
- The turbines represent a beacon of hope that other communities can follow. Small communities without great wealth or special influence can improve their own future for generations to come.
- I will smile with satisfaction every time I drive past the turbines knowing that I played a small part in getting them built.
- I believe that one day the electricity generated buy the turbines will be delivered to the houses and businesses in the area – local, community owned energy that can benefit the whole community with cheap tariffs and a chance to save money.
- This month AAT’s Jenny has given birth to baby Gwen – what better gift for the future generations than renewable energy?
- I can smile whatever the weather! On a sunny summer’s day when the turbines are not turning, I am happy. When the storm is coming in and the wind is blowing, I am happy because the turbines are turning and earning.
- I want to show the Government at Westminster that Welsh communities can deliver cheap, renewable electricity – no foreign investment funds, no Chinese technology, no imports of fossil fuels – the Valleys can survive and thrive after coal.
- Oh, I nearly forgot…..a rate of return I can’t even imagine anywhere else!