WE are regularly told by Scottish Government ministers and wind developers that wind-generated electricity is cheaper than that generated by conventional means. Coal generation has been totally closed down, half of our nuclear generation has been retired and our one remaining gas plant, used solely for grid balancing, has had Read more
With regards the ongoing debate about windfarms in Kintyre, we – the leaders of the 3 most impacted communities – would like to express our viewpoint. The development of wind farms across Kintyre is on an industrial scale, as demonstrated by the attached map. This will, of course, change the Read more
Would you fancy living next door to a nuclear plant? For much of her adult life, Tracy West has counted the hulking power station at Dungeness on the Kent coast as her neighbour, and she doesn’t have any complaints. In recent years, the 59-year-old, who works at the Pilot Inn Read more
Wind farms Aileen Jackson points to the easy acceptance of wind farms by those who will never have to live near them (Letters, 18 April). This has left a free hand to developers in Scotland. When subsidies stopped for wind farms in 2012 there were many hotly contested wind farm Read more