Corrected 2 October 2026 · version 2.0.0. The first version of this site made claims that were wrong. What changed and why · the original, kept
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Five Fords produces only 8% of energy demand

“Its most advanced energy site, Five Fords, produces only about 8% of the company's total energy demand.”

misleading Retired in version 2.0.0, 2 October 2026.

Where it appeared: Briefing paper, sections 1 and 3.

Why it failed

Welsh Water's March 2025 release is forward-looking and combines biomethane, combined heat and power, and solar panels: 'around 8% of Welsh Water's annual electricity and gas use'. It is not a measure of what the plant produces from sludge today.

Evidence

What the site says now

Not used.

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