Mike Hall MP

Labour Party | Weaver Vale

Aston Grange

Mike Hall MP wrote to the Managing Director, Huw Smallwood, of Tegni Cymru Cyf asking how much electricity the proposed four wind turbines at Aston Grange Farm would generate in a full year of operation.

In the reply to Mike Hall MP Mr Smallwood stated “Tegni Cymru Cyf is not a public body as defined under the [Freedom of Information] act and therefore, does not have to comply with a Freedom of Information request”.

Mr Smallwood went on to say “This project would deliver large quantities of deep green energy”. But he refused to say how much energy would be released because Mike Hall’s request was “of a commercial nature…..”

Mike Hall said,

“I am deeply disappointed with the reply from Mr Smallwood. It is a serious matter of public interest to know just how much electricity these four wind turbines are predicted to produce in a full year of operation. If Tegni Cymru Cyf wants the general public to believe their claim that these four huge wind turbines would produce large quantities of energy, they need to publish the facts to back up this claim. This is not about publishing information that would benefit commercial competitors. It is about treating the local community with respect. I do not accept that these four proposed wind turbines will produce large amounts of energy. The fact that Tegni Cymru Cyf are refusing to publish the figures shows they have something to hide.

“It is time Tegni Cymru Cyf came clean and told the local community just how much energy these four wind turbines are predicted to produce in a full year’s operation”.