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Thanks to our dear friend Dr Alan Jones for sharing his latest paper.  This time it is about the increasing cost of domestic electricity. Electricity Price Final copy(1)

The onshore wind industry faces “a de facto ban” in Scotland after 2030 because UK government plans allow for barely any new projects, developers have warned. In an open letter to Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, 13 companies involved in building onshore wind farms call for an urgent rethink of Read more

The rollout of more wind farms across Scotland’s countryside is to be hugely accelerated under new legislation agreed by Labour and SNP ministers. Michael Shanks, the UK energy minister, said that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would “slash” the time it takes for developers to gain approval to erect wind Read more

Millions of households across Britain face higher electricity bills to fund Ed Miliband’s efforts to block opposition to renewable energy projects, experts have warned. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/10/millions-face-higher-bills-to-pay-for-milibands-pylon-bribe/

  A quick skim through demonstrates what we all knew from the outset- that democracy is overuled in favour of UK Gov objectives: “the government’s overarching view of the rationale for intervention and impacts of this policy remains largely unchanged, but all contributions were taken into account. In particular, the Read more

“Backtracking on net zero is more urgent than ever, given that electricity prices have tripled. Just last year, the price tag for buying things like solar panels, wind turbines, transmission lines, electric cars and chargers was £52 billion. This amount alone could double the UK’s defence spending.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/09/ditch-net-zero-to-fund-europes-long-term-safety/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6gK9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQxikluG7rP9abiK-rpNozxCou3hyohLaTLv5EYLrsczZhFfRx0mjJTVVA_aem_DhndsmCB0k8Em9aCRhCqmg

A group of community development trusts have joined together to bid for a windfarm that would become Scotland’s largest community-controlled. Four community bodies in Cowal are working together to lease the Cruach Mhor windfarm in Glendaruel, which is currently owned by Forestry Land Scotland.  https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24993340.local-groups-bid-create-largest-community-controlled-windfarm/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI6f6RleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHT9sIWU8vNZQTkEfMNzHvbBLgRhhq6jglI0SvwaImADpEuM_sJ54zA8rWQ_aem_a_T0WP06yojuABTNaGHmcw

A proposed wind farm near Elgin has taken another step towards becoming a reality with the developers behind the plans hopeful of submitting an official planning application later this year. The news follows the completion of a second round of community consultation events held last month for the Blackhills Wind Read more