Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm combined with three other nearby wind farms off the North Wales coast will provide enough clean, green electricity to power the equivalent of 680,000 homes.

The 750MW development by Npower Renewables has been approved by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Comprising of up to 250 turbines, it will lie some eight miles off the coast, ten miles from Llandudno and eleven miles from the Wirral.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said:

"The North Wales coast is set to become a powerhouse for renewable energy. Gwynt y Mor will be the largest of four offshore wind farms which combined will have the potential to power the equivalent of around 680,000 homes with green electricity.

Gwynt y Mor is the latest wind farm to be approved off the North Wales coast. North Hoyle (30 turbines) and Burbo (25 turbines) are already up and running, Rhyl Flats (25 turbines) is into the latter half of its construction phase.

In granting approval, DECC took into account both the distance of the development from the shore and work had done to minimise the visual impact.