Bribery over wind farms
MUIRHALL Energy plans to develop a giant wind farm featuring up to 75
turbines near Teviot, six miles from Hawick (“Plans for giant wind farm
unveiled amid strong investor interest in Scotland”, The Herald, March 17).
As is now the regular situation, the company dangles a juicy carrot saying
the development could generate £3.6 million for the people living in the area.
Note the word “could”, not “will”. This is bribery. Other developers have
made similar offers but “unexpected circumstances” meant that the companies
cut the payments in half.
We already have 1,293 wind turbines, so Scotland is already saturated. When
wind electricity is not needed turbine owners are paid to switch off.
Nearly £1 billion in these constraint payments has been paid since 2010 and
were added to our energy bills, causing more fuel poverty and forcing
business closures. Wind electricity is already 5.6 times the cost of gas
yet the Scottish Government is banning gas at 3.28p per kWh and forcing
people to buy expensive wind electricity at 18.455p per kWh.
Clark Cross, Linlithgow.
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