Red Tape Threat to Green Energy Targets Bureaucracy Will Prevent Link-Up to National Grid

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THE drive to harness new, cleaner sources of energy to power Scotland could be hampered because red tape threatens to block them from connecting to the national grid.

The renewables industry believes new arrangements for the grid could leave dozens of wind and hydro power schemes unable to contribute. As a result, the country could fail to meet its targets to increase the use of renewable energy.

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Red Tape Threat to Green Energy Targets Bureaucracy Will Prevent Link-Up to National Grid

Now the SNP plans to raise the issue at both Holyrood and Westminster.

"The government must step in and prevent Scotland's nascent renewables industry from having the rug pulled from beneath its feet, " said the party's energy and environment spokesman, Richard Lo...

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