• Introduction

• The facts as currently known

• Statements made by United Utilities

• Important Q&A's

• Peter Black, AM's view

• Cheryl Green, Liberal Democrat Councillor and opposition Leader, BCBC view

The facts as currently known to us:
· The operating company of the proposed wind farm is United Utilities.
· The proposed site is in Swansea Bay, 5 km off Sker point.
· The maximum area - 10km².
· The number of turbines proposed - 30.
· The dimensions of the turbines - calculated as a mean from the surface of the sea (taking differing tide levels into account), the distance of the surface to the hub will be about 85 metres. Adding 52 metres (for the largest possible blade available at the moment) gives a total height from the sea surface to the top of the blade of 133 metres. United Utilities give a total 'working figure' height of 135 metres.
· Construction - the turbines are to be anchored in concrete gravity caisson foundations which will rest on the seabed.
· The construction operation will be based in Port Talbot.
· Electricity will be fed into the local distribution grid, not the National grid.
· A lease for the site has already been signed with the Crown Estates. For this reason the siting of the wind farm cannot be reconsidered by United Utilities.