Who: Jim and Marion Varnom

Where: Yorkshire

What: Proven Wind Turbine

Size: 2.5 kW

Makes: 2,200 kWh per year

Saves: 1.0 tonne of CO2 per year

THE VARNOMS’ STORY

Jim and Marion Varnom’s farmhouse in North Yorkshire was still using gas lighting and a diesel generator when they decided to bring it into the 21st century. The Varnoms considered a grid connection but the visual impact of running cables and pylons along the bridleways of the National Park led them to seek out a better solution.

“Our farmhouse is half a mile from the nearest grid connection and to be supplied with mains electricity was going to be very costly. Our “Proven” 2.5KW wind turbine provides us with all the power we need. We were keen to support renewable energy and we truly feel our wind turbine pledges our allegiance. The added bonus is that we get paid for each unit of electricity we generate.”