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  The group says Simon Howie’s wind turbine application is a step too far for his Dunning production plant. Neighbours have delivered a damning verdict on Simon Howie’s plans for a wind turbine at his Dunning HQ. Dunning Community Council says the proposal poses a threat to “the quality of Read more

An extra 50GW of capacity has been made available to generators and battery storage providers to connect to Great Britain’s electricity grid. The Energy Networks Association (ENA) said this was substantially earlier than it would have happened had measures taken by the sector not been implemented. This has been made Read more

Information requested Stats concerning wind farms and single turbines in Scotland. Could you please supply me with the total amount of money raised through the collection non domestic rates for the above in the 2022/23 tax year. Response As at 1 July 2022, an estimated £82,282,187.946 was expected to be Read more

The Conservative Government has underlined the clout of the renewables lobby after caving in to demands for increased subsidies for generators in a move that could entail heavy costs for households, as it flounders towards the next general election. The Department for Energy last week announced that the maximum price Read more

Paying more for electricity is going to mean cheaper bills? Really? I must admit I laughed out loud when reading a November 16 report by the BBC detailing the Rishi Sunak government’s latest award of massive new subsidies to the UK’s offshore wind developers. “The price paid to generate electricity Read more

This was discovered on Linked In and we thought you might appreciate it!  Beautifully written.   An eminent landscape architect proposes a ‘landscape of power’ in modern Scotland. An opponent wrote We are friends, but we disagree, as you know. You cannot have a ‘landscape of power’. It’s an entirely Read more

Graham Lang in today’s Mail on Sunday