A minister says 'it sticks in my craw' that foreign governments get profits from Wales' wind farms.
Economics correspondent, BBC Wales
Ms James said communities would benefit from either owning turbines, getting homes fitted to save energy or from lower bills . Rahel Jones, from Vattenfall, said the company has spent £300m in Wales in the past eight years and was not put off by the Welsh government's plans."We can all work together to deliver the energy system we need and tackle climate change."The aim is to stop all profits from renewable energy sites going overseas
Ms James said: "In the previous industrial revolution in Wales, the wealth of Wales were worked by its people, the profits were exported away. We need to make sure that doesn't happen again."Under its proposals, the Welsh government would help a developer with access to land, planning process, infrastructure and negotiations with the National Grid.
However, Ms James added that "each joint venture will be developed differently, each site will have a different set of criteria".While there are existing community energy projects, the Welsh government said its proposals would include more community benefit and involvement.She also wants "off-grid" communities who do not have oil or mains gas to get power directly from the turbines, if possible, making it cheaper, or energy efficiency improvements made to homes.
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