Wealthy landowners are making millions from Scottish wind farms. You’re subsidising them – The ferret

Wealthy landowners including a Swedish aristocrat, the family of a former prime minister and a Tory donor are earning millions in rent from wind farms which are subsidised by the public’s energy bills, The Ferret can reveal.Our latest investigation found the financial rewards of Scotland’s energy transition are being unevenly distributed through land ownership – flowing to the descendants of Scotland’s landed gentry, investment firms, and multimillionaires. The money earned by landowners often dwarfs the payments that wind farm developers make to local communities. https://www.theferret.scot/landowners-making-millions-wind-farms-scotland/