Voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush

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Voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush

Rural communities say the transition to green energy is leaving them sidelined. Over coming weeks Shetland News, and its partners in the Power Shift project, will be exploring how fair the energy transition really is; from community benefit and shared ownership to accountability and the planning system

20 August 2025

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Highland communities push for greater planning democracy

• Second Highlands Community Council convention meets in Inverness
• Shetland News publishes this article as part of its PowerShift project, a partnership with nine other local media outlets

13 August 2025

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A ‘fair share’? Differing views on Scatsta community benefit agreement

8 August 2025

•Energy

Charitable trust could earn as much as £2 million from Viking investment, SSE confirms

7 August 2025

•Community

Councillors to be kept informed as Sullom Voe ‘masterplan’ develops

1 August 2025

•Energy

‘Planned outage’ of HVDC cable blamed for wind farm shutdown

31 July 2025

•Energy

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Energy transition should include shift in ownership from ‘corporations to communities’, councillor says

29 July 2025

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Proposed Yell wind farms given grid connection date of 2032

4 July 2025

•Energy

‘We borrowed millions to build these turbines – but it’s paid off, big time’

We know how much money can be made from wind farm projects, says Alice Mathewson of North Yell Development Council

30 June 2025

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‘Come and talk to us’ SSEN manager urges local people as company embarks on major infrastructure project

• New ‘Shetland hub’ will have significant footprint
• Construction likely to commence in 2028/29
• SSEN acknowledges consultation fatigue

25 June 2025

•Energy

Highland community councils unite to demand a say in Scotland’s energy future

Shetland News publishes this article as part of our Power Shift project

24 June 2025

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Introducing a collaborative investigation into the impact of Scotland’s green energy boom

Scotland’s green energy revolution is reshaping who holds the power. From island wind farms to grassroots energy ownership, The Power Shift is a bold new collaborative investigation uncovering how communities across the country are navigating the promise, pitfalls, and politics of renewables

29 May 2025

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Report highlights the imbalance of who benefits from the green energy boom

29 May 2025

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