Even if the wholesale price of electricity fell to zero to reflect the short-run marginal cost of producing renewable electricity, the price paid by consumers would simply be more disconnected from the wholesale price than it is today. Consumers pay the wholesale price, plus a network cost (including congestion costs), Read more
Scoping Request for construction and operation of a windfarm and energy storage facility within The Highlands Council, of approximately 9 turbines with a tip height up to 200m. The site is located approximately 5 km east of Tomatin and 6 km north-west of Carrbridge https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00004904
A wind farm in southern Scotland has been given the go-ahead despite claims it will “unacceptably dimish” the hillwalking experience in Galloway. Mountaineering Scotland (MS) objected to the 17-turbine Shepherd’s Rig plan near Carsphairn. Dumfries and Galloway Council also argued the landscape was “incapable of accommodating the development”. A Scottish Read more
What is the point of all the public consultations swirling around Whitehall and beyond? They are now an established feature of the policy landscape, trotted out by departments seeking cover for an unpopular policy or hoping to delay implementation until a more propitious political moment presents itself. There are currently Read more
A wasted opportunity WHAT a wonderful opportunity the Cycling World Championships have been to showcase Scotland’s scenery and boost tourism. How unbelievable that there are three wind farms in planning within a few miles of Glentress Forest, one of the showcased venues. New planning rules, which were part of Read more
Blair Hill Wind Farm – Pre Application Dumfries and Galloway Council The Proposed Development is located approximately 400 m east of the River Cree and 2.3 km north of Newton Stewart 22 x 250m https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00004878 Glenvernoch Wind Farm – pre application Dumfries and Galloway Council 18 x 200m Glenvernoch, south Read more
HE VIKING Energy wind farm project is celebrating a significant milestone – the installation of its final turbine. Yesterday evening (Thursday) technicians successfully completed the installation of the wind farm’s 103rd and final Vestas V117 4.3MW turbine in the northeast sector of the wind farm. Turbine installation commenced in February Read more
Britain’s unpredictable weather forced it to buy record amounts of electricity from Europe in 2023, generating import bills of £2bn for the first half of the year, government figures have revealed. A combination of low winds and increased cloud cover dampened output from turbines and solar farms, while UK power Read more