About Drumlin Wind Energy Co-operative
Drumlin Wind Energy Co-op owns and operates 6 x 250kW turbines in locations across Northern Ireland. As a co-operative, we raised the money to purchase the turbines through community shares: enabling ordinary people and local organisations to become members and invest for a reasonable financial return in the project.
Drumlin Co-op raised £2.7 million in 2012 to build the first four 250kW WTN turbines on four separate sites in Northern Ireland (Cavanoneill, Aghafad, Ballyboley and Parkgate). Then in 2014 Drumlin Co-op raised a further £1.2 million in a second share offer for two further sites at Ballyrobert, Co. Antrim and Cavanakill, Co. Armagh each with a 250kW turbine.
In 2024, we held another share offer and a bond offer to raise funds to repower the turbines at Aghafad and Ballyboley. We raised a total of close to £1.5 million and both turbines were repowered in early 2025 - these new turbines have twice the efficiency of the originals.
Our objectives
The objects of the Co-operative shall be to carry on as a bona fide co-operative, for the benefit of its members, the business (“the Business”) of:-
• The development, management, generation, transmission and supply of electricity from renewable energy sources;
• The conservation of energy through advice on energy efficiency including energy efficient products and the supply of energy efficient products and such other activities of a general commercial company as the members shall agree by amendment to these Rules from time to time; and
• The promotion of awareness of environmental and related issues and support for educational initiatives related to renewable energy.
• The governance of the Co-operative is vested in the Board. The Board shall be elected each year at or by postal ballot prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Working with Energy4All
Energy4All was established by Baywind Co-op, the find co-operatively owned wind project in the UK, on a not-for-profit basis in 2002 for the sole purpose of facilitating the ownership and operation of renewable energy projects by local or community-based co-operatives.
Energy4All was involved in the development of the Project alongside renewable energy specialists NRG Solutions, and they now manage the assets and the day-to-day operations of Drumlin Co-op through a management contract.
Energy4All has dedicated development staff working throughout the UK, utilising key partnerships to promote community renewables. Energy4All is owned by the Co-op’s it creates.
You can register your interest to hear about opportunities to join community energy societies across the UK.
For full details of other members of the Energy4All family of co-operatives please visit the projects page on the Energy4All website
