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Clackmannanshire Council is to object to plans which would see massive wind turbines erected in the Ochil Hills. Members of the local authority’s Planning Committee considered the council’s response to an application which has been made to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consent Unit. If the bid is successful, up to Read more
Scotsman lettersWe have always been a fan of Alexander Mckay’s common sense letters so we were a little taken aback when we read his latest, which began: “I am delighted at the news of the Berwick Bank windfarm development. Every little helps.”It wasn’t until we associated the “Every little helps” Read more
THE boss of Britain’s oldest snowsports centre has branded Ed Miliband’s net zero policies ‘lunacy’ after being forced to pay hundreds of thousands in green levies and standing charges. Andy Meldrum, who runs the Glencoe Mountain resort, has seen the amount he spends on electricity soar to £80,000 after he Read more
[UK Government published a policy paper outlining the “AI Growth Zones” policy](https://www.gov.uk/…/deliver…/delivering-ai-growth-zones) in November 2025 The UK Government have designated Scotland a preferred growth zone for Data Centres. To encourage this, there are several incentives. For a large 500MWh data centre: – electricity will be discounted by £24MWh (the greatest Read more
Thanks to everyone who turned up at the Petitions Committee Hearing today at such an ungodly hour. It was great to see Oliver Mundell MSP managed to persuade the Committee to allow him to speak! He was a star and spoke with everyone outside for a while about his decision Read more
I attach my usual 4 documents updating the position on S36 schemes. They’re all dated 30th December and nothing has changed since then. I’ve also analysed decisions on appeals and Section 36 schemes for the calendar year 2025 and attach that document as well. S36 – SCOPING SCHEMES 301225 S36 Read more
The Scottish Government’s Climate Secretary has been accused of an “embarrassing climbdown” after being removed from looking after massive energy projects after complaints were made about her clandestine meetings with energy giants. SNP Ministers are meant to be unbiased when it comes to granting permission for major wind farms or Read more
Will she turn up on Wednesday at the Petitions Committee is the question!