One of the projects I have been catching up with over the recess has been the Rampion wind farm and I was delighted to go to see it at first hand together with my Lewes colleague Maria Caulfield. The project is nearly completed and final work is going on with the cabling both offshore and onshore. All 116 turbines are now operative and generating power and within the next few months Rampion should be at full capacity capable of powering over half the households throughout the whole of Sussex.
It is a tremendous achievement and you really appreciate the magnitude of the wind farm not only close up docked on one of the pillars but back in the hi-tech control room at Newhaven where they can predict any faults and schedule maintenance during fine weather to maximise the output. Unlike some I don’t find the appearance of the turbines objectionable and much better 8 miles out to see than littering the Downs.