News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
A public inquiry into plans for a new wind farm on the historic Lammermuir Hills is set to go ahead in March. Scottish Ministers are moving forward with the hearing over the plans for the Newland Hill Wind Energy Hub, outside Gifford, in East Lothian, after the council objected to the Read more
MORE THAN a quarter of Scotland’s wasted onshore energy came solely from the Viking wind farm in 2025, earning SSE nearly £10 million in constraint payments. https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/01/06/viking-responsible-quarter-scotlands-wasted/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPLCb5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXc5vH1d6o4otAPgYT8ixZPZdq89B5lNcHx0vSmsMT1CpdaTMAb5lJ78ciyM_aem_4eODvKVB-nVQznfopBu9Rw
Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm wasted three quarters of the energy it produced last year after being paid to switch off its turbines. The Seagreen wind farm off Scotland’s east coast is squandering vast amounts of its power because there is not enough grid capacity to transport it to areas Read more
Scotland Against Spin’s take on “Scotland’s Climate Change Plan – 2026-2040”: the ScotGov Consultation The Scottish Government’s Consultation on its latest “Climate Change Plan” can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-climate-change-plan-2026-2040/ The Consultation questions are to be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-climate-change-plan-2026-2040/pages/15/ Consultees are invited to respond online here: Read more
A PROPOSED North Ayrshire wind farm is facing delay due to “complex” issues. A Scottish Parliament inquiry into the Crosbie Wind Farm has been postponed, with an oral session originally planned for February 2026. The inquiry, led by Alasdair Edwards, was launched after North Ayrshire Council, as the planning authority, Read more
Down in the Borders, centuries after the warlike locals reived their last, rebellion is in the air. The modern day dragoons come armed not with sabres and carbines to impose their will, but with the offer of cash for community benefits. At stake is not land or livestock, but the Read more
Thanks to Katharine Hay of the Scotsman for covering our Petition and the 50MW threshold Consultation. A consultation seeking views on whether communities should have more of a say on large-scale energy projects has been published. Renewable energy developments in Scotland reaching more than 50MW bypass local authorities and are Read more
This is the Consultation which relates to part of our Petition to the Scottish Parliament. It seeks views on increasing the 50MW threshold which determines whether applications for onshore electricity generating stations are decided by Scottish Ministers or by the relevant planning authority. Please take the time to respond. https://www.gov.scot/publications/onshore-electricity-generation-consultation-increasing-threshold-applications-under-electricity-act/pages/13/