Scottish renewables are ‘at risk’ – The Herald

Ed Davey, UK’s Energy Secretary, said that he could not guarantee the rest
of the UK would continue subsidising Scottish renewables as set out in the
White Paper.

Last night Labour accused the SNP of putting Scotland’s renewables
potential ‘at risk’.

The paper said that after independence it would be “reasonable” for there
to be a “system of shared support for renewables and capital costs of
transmission among consumers in Scotland and the rest of the UK”.

In the House of Commons Mr Davey said: “Should Scotland decide to vote for
independence there would have to be a negotiation and we cannot prejudge
that negotiation.”

He also accused the paper of a “lack of detail on some key, key elements”.