David Ross THE upgrading of nearly 100 miles of power lines in the north east of Scotland has been completed at a cost of £94 million in a project which revealed a medieval farm along the way. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, which is part of SSE, undertook to refurbish the Read more
If unable to generate more income then the solution is to turn off the electricity and get a friend to cut your hair (which is probably what already happens if Mr Hill thinks that he can get his hair cut for £4). No doubt this is the policy that Read more
Planning Aid Scotland is holding a series of 3 events for our volunteers, community councils, community groups, members of the public and development trusts at which we would like to hear your views on how the Scottish planning system should be reformed. These events will help inform PAS’s written submission Read more
The UK’s energy market is unfit for the modern age, a new report from the Adam Smith Institute argues. http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/energy-environment/power-up-the-framework-for-a-new-era-of-uk-energy-distribution/
National Grid had to take drastic action yesterday to keep the lights on, resorting to an emergency measure that pays businesses to cut their electricity usage after ageing coal power plants temporarily broke down and wind farms stood idle. http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1371525/theres-electricity-crisis-energy-companies-will-blamed/
More than 100 green groups warn that changes to tax relief on community solar and wind projects will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for their prospects http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/05/treasury-tax-plans-will-decimate-community-energy-projects
By Blair Dingwall Plans to build a 260ft mast on an Aberdeenshire estate have been rejected by councillors due to flight safety fears. Aberdeenshire Council’s Marr area committee had been recommended by its own officers to grant the plans for an anemometer mast on the Glendye Estate, near Strachan. However, Read more