Community-owned power generation project for Mull

On Friday March 9th, Electoral Reform Services confirmed the result of the ballot which is below:

Total Yes Votes 1650

Total No votes 53

Total blank votes 2

Total Turnout 1705

Percentage of votes in favour 96.7%

Percentage of electoral roll in favour 70.6%

This result is a tremendous indication of the support for the Garmony Hydro project – thank you everyone who voted and to the many volunteers who worked so hard to promote the ballot and make it such a success.

Click on the link below to listen to Sandy Brunton’s interview on Oban FM:

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Mull and Iona Community Trust is planning the first community owned power generation project on the Isle of Mull. It is hoped that a 320KW ‘run of river‘ hydro electric power scheme will be located on the burn near to the Garmony settlement overlooking the Sound of Mull.The scheme is intended to rederuce the carbon footprint of the island by taking advantage of one of the most abundant resources available to us on Mull – rainfall!:

Once the scheme is operational we hope it will generate sufficient electricity to meet the needs of 230 homes on Mull.

In February 2012, there was an island wide ballot to measure support for the project, the ballot was overwhelmingly in favour of the project.

As well as generating clean, renewable energy, the scheme will produce income which will benefit Mull and Iona for generations to come by providing

seedcorn funding for other community renewable energy and energy conservation projects funding for the support provided by the Community Trust to individuals and groups on the islands direct funding for a whole range of island groups and events projects (e.g. Village shows, Mull Rally, Village Halls)

Location of Weir