Update On RES 2nd Objection Stage Deadline
Hi Everyone,
The RES Wind Farm Second Objection Stage deadline is next Tuesday 14th October 2025.
The new documents are mainly more of the same. With another peat depth map now making 3 in total all saying different things. RES seem to be in a rush and in the 2025-08-25-FI-Planning Statement Update references the Climate Change Committee Targets.
Ref :- 4.1.14 Furthermore, in the Garn Fach DNS decision of the Welsh Ministers (22 October 2024), it should be noted that although the development in that case had some impact in relation to peat resources, the Welsh Ministers and the Inspector considered that the high test of ‘wholly exceptional’ circumstances would be met due to the scheme’s contribution to the Welsh Government’s renewable energy targets. ( Basically they ignored the levels of Peat and that it stores CO2 )
Maybe RES are conditioning the public for the same outcome? We will have to wait and see!
But with Trump recently announcing a deal with the UK for £110Billion in Nuclear energy, these intermittent energy sources are now a waste of our money and time.
In relation to their inaccurate energy targets...All Members of Senedd, The Climate Change Committee and Rebecca Evans MS Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning etc are all now aware of the request for full information regarding homes supplied calculations starting from the main information source which is Ofgem, The wind turbine grid Consumptions on ( No Wind Days ) and Capacity Decrease ( as time goes on the turbines quickly loose lots of their efficiency). These calculation details are Vital and currently missing from all the renewable developments. Yet all developers, including RES in their documents, are quoting and using home supply figures as their selling point?
How can the Government possibly know they are hitting a energy target without the full output and consumption details of these Renewable developments?
RES are also trying the hard-sell on Job creation. But you shouldn't have to destroy such vast areas of countryside to create a handful of Jobs. Meanwhile Companies like Amazon are creating thousands of permanent jobs with far less damage.
Of course safety details like the site being situated on mines, ( see picture above of The Turbine Layout On Mines ), is still being ignored.
They are also avoiding acknowledging the large areas of ( hundreds ) of ground nesting birds at the site...Video link:- https://youtu.be/RMX4tUZELX4
In relation to these recent documents, I have prepared an email for you to copy and paste and send to PEDW if you wish.
( Remember to delete the last bit at the bottom and add your full name and address contact details to make it valid ) You can request for your name and address to be hidden from the PEDW website, or just your address if you want to see if PEDW have actually added your objection to their casework website )
Send the objection email to:- PEDW.infrastructure@gov.wales
Email Subject:- FAO Inspector is Richard E Jenkins ref:- RES Renewable Energy Solutions Wind Farm DNS:- DNS/3276725
Once Again Many Thanks for your participation in this! Matt
Email template copy below:-
Developer:- RES Renewable Energy Solutions Mynydd Maen Wind Farm DNS:- DNS/3276725
FAO Inspector Richard E Jenkins
Dear sir,
2025-08-25-FI-Further Information Covering Letter - Page 5 -References:-
Onshore wind capacity factors are increasing year on year due to technological innovation. This is recognised by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero who in their CfD (Standard Terms) Regulations document1 assume an onshore wind capacity factor (>5MW) of 44.8% for new build projects (delivery years 2026-2029). The site’s final capacity factor is a product of final turbine selection. However, RES’ current assessment of the proposed Mynydd Maen Wind Farm has a predicted capacity factor of 41.7%.
Load Factors
The developers are also using inflated Load factor figures, Close to offshore wind farms to boost their output figures. The issue with load Factor is after the first year there is a capacity Decrease, as shown by professor Gordon Hughes Edinburgh university, so it is not realistic to think that the load factor presented by the developers will continue year after year as, after around 12 years, the turbines output will be considerably less.
The idea the turbines will have a 35-year lifespan is ridiculous as most of the parts will have had to of been replaced through maintenance because of inefficiencies. These are facts established by examination of actual wind projects accounts.
Ref https://energyeducation.se/wind-power-economics-rhetoric-and-reality/
To claim a 35 year life in the face of the facts is nothing short of deception.
2025-08-25-FI-Planning Statement Update- Page 14 References:-
As set out in the Carbon Balance Report in the ES, it is anticipated that the Proposed Development could generate around 192,851 MWh hours (MWh) of electricity per year. This is equivalent to the annual electricity needs of 55,000 homes each year, or approximately 40 percent of the current combined housing stock in Caerphilly and Torfaen County Borough Councils.
Homes Supplied
( All ) the energy figures are based on Ofgem figures for ( Median ) energy consumption. This is regardless if they are from BEIS or DESNZ.
The median home energy is split to 80% gas and 20% electric.
Therefore when any wind or solar farm claims the number of homes it supplies the claims are, by their very nature, deceiving the public.
So when, for example, a developer claims they supply 55,000 homes what they really should state to be transparent is:-
We can supply on average 11,000 homes with all their energy or 55,000 homes with 20% of their energy. At times we can supply no energy and then the only viable backup is gas power. (There is no information, in these documents, regarding the wind turbines grid consumption on no wind days? ) This would reduce the supply figure further.
In addition, when our supply exceeds demand, such as solar did earlier this year, the public have to pay the constraint payments for the facility to switch off. Each increase in solar or wind capacity will now substantially increase these constraint payments as peak production passes demand amounts much more frequently. In addition to that, the intermittent nature of wind/solar add about £12 per MWh to the cost of gas supply and there are huge extra costs in establishing the new grid and distribution system alongside the existing grid.
I am not convinced at the levels of peat the developer has indicated as their maps and depths are constantly changing. They seem to be making excuses in the 2025-08-25-FI-Planning Statement Update to justify the loss of these fragile peatland areas. Meanwhile important details such as Mines, Ground nesting birds and wildlife have been avoided in these new documents.
The development is for old fashioned expensive technology based on inaccurate figures which are currently ignored by officials. How can energy targets be hit without the full calculation details? There are too many negatives with this proposal. The development should be refused.
Thank you
sincerely,
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