WILLIAM Durward (Letters, February 1) makes two assertions regarding what
would happen if Scotland became independent.
He asserts firstly that, with respect to security of energy supply
(presumably he means electricity supply), an independent Scotland will
require to abandon connection to the GB National Grid. Is he unaware that
the GB Grid has interconnectors to Ireland, France, and the Netherlands as
well as Scotland, and is progressing with further interconnectors with
Norway and even Iceland? When Scotland becomes independent will all these
other interconnectors shut down also, or is it only Scotland that the rUK
Government will refuse to co-operate with?
He then asserts that the very generous subsidies paid by the people of the
rUK (actually it is GB, Northern Ireland is a part of the Ireland Grid ),
for renewable electricity projects in Scotland will cease, presumably to
Scotland’s great economic advantage. We constantly hear this refrain from
Unionists. One would think that there are no subsidies for renewable
electricity produced south of the Border.
It would be interesting so see details of the renewable energy subsidy
balance between Scotland and England to back up this assertion.
Nick Dekker,
1 Nairn Way, Cumbernauld.
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