In October 2010, we completed construction and connection of Haswell Moor wind farm, near Haswell Plough in County Durham.

The wind farm features five 2MW turbines, which stand 110m tall to the tip of the blade and will produce enough clean energy to meet the electricity needs of around 5,500¹ homes each year and will help displace around 11,0002 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year of its operational life.

Prior to construction there was archaeological interest in the site, and as a result we commissioned Durham University to carry out detailed investigation works before compiling a full report on the wind farm location. Construction lasted seven months, starting in April 2010 and finishing in October 2010.

Richard Couzens, E.ON's Construction Project Manager for the project, said: "All five wind turbines are now up and running and producing electricity. We'd like to thank the local community for their patience while we transported the large parts needed to build the wind farm over the last few weeks."

An E.ON community fund for the wind farm is being finalised and details will be released soon.