David Cameron plans to halve the green levies in energy bills while clearing the way for a windfall tax on suppliers before the next election. ScottishPower became the latest of the leading energy companies to increase prices yesterday, warning its 2.2 million customers of above-inflation rises that will add […]
By George Parker, Pilita Clark and Jim Pickard Ministers are to “stress test” green measures that have contributed to rising fuel bills, as British Gas added to the political controversy over rising energy prices with an average 9.2 per cent increase from next month. Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, said […]
Nearly 90 percent of Blackdog Households Objected to EOWDC Wind Farm Substation Blackdog, Scotland: Just over 60 households objected to the substation Vattenfall proposed to build over an old and contaminated landfill 400 feet away from their homes. As the late October decision day for the Formartine Area Committee nears, […]
Francis Elliott and Tim Webb Reducing green levies on energy companies to reduce household bills would land the Government in court, David Cameron has been warned. An inflation-busting price hike yesterday — the first of a number expected from the main energy companies in the near future — has intensified […]
LADY Clark’s ruling at the Court of Session has rendered the planning consent for Viking Energy’s planned giant wind farm in the Shetland Islands null and void (“Shetland wind farm court verdict appeal”, The Herald, October 3). Sustainable Shetland (SuS), the petitioner, has made legal history, as Lady Clark’s judgement […]
[Full judgement at http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2013CSOH158.html ] by Neil Riddell A judge has ruled that the Scottish government failed to take proper account of its obligations under a European bird directive in granting consent for Viking Energy’s 103-turbine windfarm. In a lengthy judgement issued on Tuesday, Lady Clark of Calton stated that […]
by Nick Butler Ed Miliband’s comments on energy in his Labour party conference speech on Tuesday have profound implications for policy. The immediate focus will be on the suggestion of a price freeze lasting until 2017. The industry will no doubt focus on the implications of cutting profits and the […]
Donald Trump’s legal challenge to an offshore wind farm project will be heard by a court in November. The US businessman opposes the 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre off the Aberdeenshire coast, claiming that it will spoil the view from his nearby luxury golf course. His legal action is […]