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In January 2026 OnPath Energy completed the sale of Hazlehead Wind Farm near Barnsley to ERG , one of Europe’s leading independent renewable energy producers. For details on the deal, you can read our news release here.
What this means for you?
OnPath Energy will continue to manage Hazlehead Wind Farm on behalf of ERG while the £6,861 annual community benefit fund will be maintained under their new ownership over the project’s lifetime.
This means that OnPath Energy will continue to operate Hazlehead Wind Farm in the same way it always has done, community funding will be managed in the same way using our long term partnership with Point North, the application process for community grants remains the same and should you have any questions about the project as always you can contact Tom, your dedicated community manager (details can found below).
Hazlehead Wind Farm has a generation capacity of 6MW providing enough renewable electricity to meet the average annual demands of around 5,000 homes each year.
Located near Barnsley, the wind farm provides more than £6,861 in annual grants for local communities.
At OnPath Energy, we’re powering a more sustainable future through renewable energy. Our projects, like Hazlehead Wind Farm, inspire and enable communities, businesses and landowners to embrace a just transition to net zero.
We establish community funds for every OnPath Energy project to ensure that the benefits are channelled back into the local community. The Hazlehead Wind Farm Community Fund currently receives £6,861 each year from the wind farm. Grants are awarded to local voluntary organisations, community groups and environmental projects.
To ensure the funding is channeled to causes and activities important to the local communities, the fund is managed by a Community Fund committee made up of members from the local parish councils as well as the district and county councillors.
The committee agrees how and where grants are awarded based on a range of criteria and the information received in the funding application.
Projects from the parish of Dunford are eligible for funding, but we may consider projects from outside of this area if it can be shown that they benefit local people from Dunford parish.
Enter your postcode below to check if your group is in the catchment area for a grant from our Hazlehead Wind Farm.
Hi, I’m Tom, your dedicated point of contact at OnPath Energy as the Community & Partnerships manager for Hazlehead Wind Farm near Barnsley. It’s my job to keep the community up to date, take feedback and answer any questions you may have about Hook Hazlehead Wind Farm. I’m looking forward to working with you and your community as we continue to see the long term benefits the project brings for local people including the £6,861 annual community benefit fund. You can contact me with any questions that you have about the project directly using the details below.
M: 07386 677 219
T: 0330 335 8010
E: tom.chaplin@onpathenergy.com
Acquisitions and divestments are a critical part of our growth strategy, where proceeds from selling mature assets can be used to develop and acquire pipeline with potential for value creation leveraging our team’s deep renewables expertise.” Richard Dunkley, CEO at OnPath Energy.
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