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Community Windpower’s £300,000 Dalry Energy Fund

  • Submitted by: Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-10000

That the Parliament welcomes a £300,000 fund to help the people of Dalry Parish, North Ayrshire, with their energy bills; understands that the fund came into being as a result of a partnership between Community Windpower and the Dalry Parish Boundary Trust and was administered by Advice Direct Scotland; is aware that the fund is targeted at households with children living in poverty, people living with cancer, those in receipt of a disability benefit, pensioners and households that use a large amount of energy to power medical equipment; understands that, so far, 589 households in the KA24 postcode area have had their application accepted and that a total of £193,200 has been paid out as of 14 July 2023; acknowledges that payments for electricity usage were issued via PayPoint or Post Office vouchers, and that the money was sent directly to suppliers for those with credit meters; is aware that the fund was supported directly from Community Windpower’s onshore wind farm near Dalry and follows a similar scheme in East Lothian, where £1 million helped over 1,400 vulnerable families and individuals; welcomes that Community Windpower’s total community offering throughout Scotland has now, it understands, reached over £8 million; recognises that the Dalry Parish Boundary Trust was set up in 2014 and has since supported numerous organisations, schools, youth and sports organisations, as well as individuals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic; appreciates that John Smith, secretary of the Trust, said that when the energy and food crisis raised its head, they decided to look at what and who they could help in the town, and wishes everyone in the Dalry Parish Boundary trust and Community Windpower every success in their future endeavours.


Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Foysol Choudhury, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Mark Ruskell, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed