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  On 16 April 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) and Ofgem published a  to address NESO’s reforms allowing connection to the grid . (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connections-reform-delivery-update-and-battery-capacity/open-letter-from-desnz-and-ofgem-on-connections-reform-delivery)In essence, there are too many BESS projects which have already been consented. The DESNZ letter calls on developers to review the Read more

Campaigners have branded the arrival of bird-scarers at the proposed Golticlay wind farm site as a cynical “ecological clearance” designed to dodge nesting laws and fast-track construction. The tranquillity of the Causewaymire area, which incorporates parts of the Flow Country, has been interrupted by a series of garish bird-scaring devices Read more

FURTHER clarity is required before community councils put down their signatures on a unified statement calling for a pause in all major energy developments in the Borders.A meeting went ahead in Lauder Public Hall on Saturday (April 18) to discuss signing a three-point agreement, which would ask for a moratorium Read more

So glad to see that Galloway Without Pylons is appealing the decision by Lord Lake to dismiss their judicial review. Note from Paul Swift below “We are appealing the decision of the Judicial Review and have acquired the services of James Findlay, K.C. This is going to cost around £30,000 Read more

  Well done Frank Hay! Full story can be read here https://archive.ph/g4XN1#selection-60.0-60.1 https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/millions-paid-out-to-keep-shetland-windfarm-idle-even-in-a-gale?fbclid=IwY2xjawRRgJlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeyMIGPMT_ZbtEKAJ0M30VAvo6kvFEU57YbQZYlzXleOSYNzVn97vjpYSQLTw_aem_C9KDHCAYGzETikIF6ZJ6Bw  

The SNP has been accused of throwing Scotland’s world-renowned fishing industry under the bus to pursue a “reckless green energy obsession” that threatens coastal communities.   https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-candidate-sparks-fury-throwing-37034279

A WIND farm near Moniaive is expected to go ahead within the next two-and-a-half years after an energy firm secured a deadline extension.Troston Loch Windfarm had already been granted consent, and the land at Troston Estate is earmarked for 14 turbines up to 150m in blade tip height.The development was Read more

The D&G planning application committee met today to discuss the Met Mast application for Lairdmannoch WF which was recommended for approval by the Planner. The legal adviser confirmed that each application had to be considered on its own merits. The Raeshaw WF court decision (see below) is applicable to wind Read more