Benbole farm in St Kew in Cornwall is one of the most advanced schemes in the project. It has applied for planning permission for a 2mW array in a seven-acre field which it hopes will start construction this autumn. John Vidler, project co-ordinator at Benbole, says the array will provide electricity for 600 to 800 homes locally and about 10pc of the income will be set aside for a community fund. Mr Vidler says the environmental and community benefit adds a feel-good factor but: "There's no doubt about it, the feed-in-tariff brings financial rewards for us. We are going to be making a lot of money out of it."