Transmission charging adds £1bn to Scottish offshore wind farm costs
Transmission charging is making Scottish offshore wind farms £1 billion more expensive than their English counterpart.
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UK Gov accused of ‘great Scottish renewables robbery’ over grid charging
Aberdeen South’s SNP MP Stephen Flynn has slammed the UK Government over what he is calling the “great Scottish renewables robbery”.
Kwarteng urged to use powers to adjust ‘out of date’ transmission charges
Westminster’s Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged to use his powers to address the issue of fair grid access for renewables projects.
Grid charging reforms would achieve ‘lasting-legacy’ from COP26, says trade body
Calls for ministers to overhaul the grid transmission charging system have been reignited in the wake of UK hosting COP26.
ETIDEX: Crown Estate Scotland confirms ScotWind 2 is ‘on the horizon’
Another offshore wind leasing round in Scottish waters is in the pipeline, organisers of the process have confirmed.
Transmission charging system ‘entirely contrary’ to net zero, UK ministers told
UK Government ministers have been told that the current transmission charging system is “entirely contrary” to the net zero agenda.
Transmission charging ‘not necessarily’ impacting emissions reductions
The disincentive of grid charging to renewables developments north of the border might not as damaging as has been feared.
Aberdeen MP calls on Scotland Office to join efforts to remove ‘barrier’ to renewables
The Secretary of State for Scotland is being urged to put pressure on his colleagues in Westminster to remove the premium faced by renewables developments north of the border.