Scottish Secretary David Mundell accused the SNP of siding with developers as he defended the UK Government’s decision to put an early end to subsidies for onshore windfarms https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/638678/snp-accused-of-being-on-the-side-of-wind-farm-developers/
Scottish councils may lose out on more than £44m of income over the next 20 years if changes are made to wind farm subsidies, according to a trade body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33550487
A renewables firm has withdrawn a controversial windfarm application that would have seen turbines more than twice the height of the Scott Monument installed in rural Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/firm-pulls-the-plug-on-perthshire-windfarm-application-1.890221
Oliver Wright, Whitehall Editor The Government is facing a multi-billion pound black hole in its budget to pay for new clean energy supplies, which could result in rising household electricity bills unless there is a dramatic decline in investment in renewable technologies. Senior Whitehall sources have told The Independent that Read more
The National Grid has reported that winter black-outs are at the highest risk in a decade as UK energy capacity margin falls to 1.2%. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/highest-risk-in-a-decade-this-year-of-winter-power-cuts-as-uk-grid-capacity-margin-falls-to-1-2/
THE energy company which was refused permission for a wind farm at the gateway to Glen Affric has called it “a dark day” for the Scottish planning system. http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Energy-firm-hits-out-at-government-reporter-for-rejecting-wind-farm-plan-near-Glen-Affric-14072015.htm
Press Association Energy company profits have added £70 to rising bills, and accounted for around £77 of average household dual fuel costs in 2014, while energy and climate policy costs accounted for £89, the study from think-tank Policy Exchange said. The report called on ministers to maximise efforts to improve Read more
Written by Ian Ramage | A leading economist has claimed consumers have paid a £1billion subsidies penalty – to deliver soaring profits to windfarm operators. Inverness-based Mackay Consultants said analysis of economic impact and feasibility studies for turbines schemes revealed that electricity customers were ultimately billed for three times the Read more