SCOTLAND’s Energy Secretary has said he wants to see communities have a legal right to directly benefit from local wind farm developments under independence.
In an exclusive interview with The National, Michael Matheson also disputed recent reports that the selling of leasing rights for offshore windfarms had been a financial disaster, saying it had the potential to bring in billions of pounds.
He ruled out reviving plans for a state-run energy company, but said he was currently examining other ways in which the Scottish Government could invest in energy projects which would benefit the taxpayer. Read on: https://www.thenational.scot/…/23359582.michael…/
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