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| £2bn Gwynt y Mor wind farm officially opens off Llandudno | £2bn Gwynt y Mor wind farm officially opens off Llandudno |
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| The second biggest offshore wind farm in the world is due to be officially opened off the north Wales coast. | The second biggest offshore wind farm in the world is due to be officially opened off the north Wales coast. |
| The £2bn Gwynt y Mor project is already a familiar sight eight miles (13km) off Llandudno in Conwy county. | The £2bn Gwynt y Mor project is already a familiar sight eight miles (13km) off Llandudno in Conwy county. |
| All 160 turbines are fully commissioned and generating up to 576 MW of electricity - enough for up to 400,000 homes, says energy company RWE Innogy UK. | All 160 turbines are fully commissioned and generating up to 576 MW of electricity - enough for up to 400,000 homes, says energy company RWE Innogy UK. |
| The project was proposed in 2003 and became a reality three years ago. | The project was proposed in 2003 and became a reality three years ago. |
| The wind farm covers an area of 31 square miles (80 sq km) and includes an offshore substation, weighing 1,500 tonnes. | The wind farm covers an area of 31 square miles (80 sq km) and includes an offshore substation, weighing 1,500 tonnes. |
| It has taken 12 years to get off the ground and was not without its opposition from campaigners and councillors, worried about the visual impact and its effect on tourism and the seascape. | It has taken 12 years to get off the ground and was not without its opposition from campaigners and councillors, worried about the visual impact and its effect on tourism and the seascape. |
| The original proposals were scaled down and planning permission was granted in 2008 by the then Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband. | The original proposals were scaled down and planning permission was granted in 2008 by the then Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband. |
| Up to 100 jobs will be created at Mostyn docks, near Holywell, Flintshire, to service the turbines. | |
| Even larger wind farms are being built in the North Sea, with an incentive of £155 per megawatt hour from the government. | Even larger wind farms are being built in the North Sea, with an incentive of £155 per megawatt hour from the government. |
| It costs twice as much to build them out to sea than it does on land. | It costs twice as much to build them out to sea than it does on land. |