Constraint payments: a scam we are all paying for

Comment on constraint stories in today’s press* and due in tomorrow’s where it will be revealed that Fallago Rig has received constraint payments of £3 million since April. “The massive constraint payments Scottish wind farms receive are the result of a skewed planning system which allows wind farms to be Read more

By SAS Volunteer, ago

UK takes wind out of Salmond’s sails

The UK Government signals that the days of endless UK-subsidy funded wind turbines in Scotland are numbered as it takes back the power to set subsidy rates for renewable energy in Scotland. Commenting on the latest Scottish Government press release (see below), Graham Lang, chair of national anti-wind farm alliance Read more

By SAS Volunteer, ago