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A homeowner is taking legal action against energy giant SSE, claiming that plans for new electricity pylons near his home knocked £125,000 off the value of the property. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/homeowner-sues-over-claim-pylons-knocked-125-000-off-property-value/ar-AA1Rg1lx?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds&fbclid=IwY2xjawOWQc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeme9w4_KGsZm_PHPGhKBpb2cXfcwzM9__bRxEWQRhwC4-7lVi-MVAIkbACBQ_aem_G3SOFEoGk5RtqtHvE3Zpgg

The scale of plans to park parts for floating wind turbines in the Inner Moray Firth have been reduced by more than 60%, its developer has said. Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) had proposed using areas of seabed off Nairn, Culbin and Findhorn as temporary anchorage for foundation base units – Read more

There has been a deafening silence by the BBC, the press and the digital media over the fact that, in january 2026,there will be a 5 per cent fall in the unit cost of gas to below 6p per unit. No comments on the fact that the increase in bills Read more

CONSENT has been granted for a 14-turbine wind farm in the South Ayrshire countryside. https://www.ayradvertiser.com/news/25647418.consent-craiginmoddie-wind-farm-south-ayrshire/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOUI05leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeYOcn1E5AYh-vUVF3r8gXloqyZlyfzi273xr7GzYEXdqBWTQdHpbQq48JJk0_aem_VL1W19Jkon3IMAgqdmCnnQ

In recent weeks, Britain’s three transmission businesses, which are responsible for moving high-voltage power around the country, have reported envy-inducing jumps in profit. In the half-year to September, National Grid recorded a 26pc rise in statutory operating profits from its UK transmission business, rising from £642m to £810m.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/24/power-companies-cashing-in-ed-miliband-net-zero-blitz/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOSWbZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZpIcrvUXHpri7AU8-2AgQkVl9cAb1koI6ubyoRo3TjyYCq4JkXxA4mZAaso_aem_1v7evAqBKIX1oYv3Vtcf6Q

Marc Mclean A CONSTANT battle against windfarm developments has descended into a “war of attrition” in Dumfries and Galloway, villagers have claimed.Corsock and Kirkpatrick Durham Community Council members have hit out ahead of yet another row over planning permission for wind turbines.They claim that 93% of residents in Corsock and Read more

Scotland’s overstretched police are escorting hundreds of huge wind farm parts every year – at a time when it has stopped investigating some crimes due to the pressures it faces. Slow-moving lorries carrying turbine blades more than half the length of a football pitch have become a common sight in Read more

Community members fear the option to have a public inquiry for Skye’s biggest wind farm will be taken away from them amid concern over delays to planning decisions. Developer Muirhall Energy hopes to build 33 turbines at 200m between Portree and Dunvegan on the Inner Hebridean island.  https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/community-fears-right-to-public-inquiry-for-skyes-biggest-wind-farm-could-be-dropped-due-to-planning-delays-5412964?fbclid=IwY2xjawOPrY9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8k7crbuZH4JT4NBZwu3cYcnvOWfTaXb3DhxYiXHJ0w-NuFAdcusgVP7Za7E_aem_F2k3vK6C020Dx9p0dI–kQ