The Scottish Government plans to use its powers to support onshore wind developments by speeding up the planning process. Residents in the areas affected may not be so happy.
Last week the Scottish Government unveiled an Onshore Wind Sector deal, which it reckons will help to secure a big increase in generating capacity by 2030 whilst delivering maximum benefit to Scotland.
In the announcement of the deal, the government said it will “explore opportunities with EAs (Enterprise Agencies) to support onshore supply chain development and business diversification and transition, publishing a strategy paper by July 2024”.
It may look odd to some that after being in power since 2007, the SNP is only just getting round to doing this kind of work.
Big questions remain about how sensible it is to increase renewables generating capacity before we come up with cost-effective ways to deal with the intermittency of power sources such as wind. This will involve storing power generated in times of low demand.
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