February 17, 2019

By Gareth McPherson Wind farms rejected by councils in Tayside and Fife have been waved through 13 times by ministers in Edinburgh. Analysis of planning data by The Courier shows eight refused applications for turbine developments in Tayside and five in Fife have been successful on appeal since 2003. The Read more

Maggie Wynton raises the issue of Grid transmission charges of 19p in Scotland but London power generators get a subsidy of 6p per kilowatt (Letters, February 10). Charges for the Grid are dependent on distance and that electricity is lost during the transmission process. The English have power plants near Read more