Energy / New power lines through central mainland could have ‘significant effect’ on landscapeSSEN Transmission said the proposed overhead line route has been “carefully designed to try and minimise impacts on the local landscape and community”
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Energy / Land near power station earmarked for new electricity infrastructure
Energy / Connection to national grid ‘becoming a reality’ as cable work begins
Energy / Viking Energy developer keen to make temporary working hours arrangement permanentSSE also intends to submit a planning application for a switching station in Yell next year
Energy / Power station to remain on standby when interconnector links isles to national grid
Energy / Power station could be kept as part of cable back-up solution
Community / Subsea power cables used to bring fibre broadband to North Isles
Community / Fault with underground cable cuts power for Lerwick residents
Letters / ‘Why did it take so long for the penny to drop?’Open letter to Beatrice Wishart MSP
Energy / ‘Staggering’ and ‘outrageous’ behaviour from suppliers
Energy / Work on new underground electricity cable gets underway
Updated SSE to submit analysis on interconnector back-up solution to Ofgem in coming weeksIt comes after a transmission link in the Western Isles failed – with a replacement cable needing to be installed
Energy / Full construction work to get underway on Kergord electricity stations early next year
Energy / Virtual consultations to be held on power connections for three wind farms
Energy / Construction work on HVDC converter station could start later this summer
Letters / Castles in the air
Energy / Viking Energy wind farm looks set to go ahead as SSE agrees to proceed with £580m projectSSE is awaiting the outcome of a consultation on a 600MW transmission link to the Scottish mainland, which is necessary for the wind farm to go ahead
Emergency services / Grass fire causes island-wide power cut
Updated Mussel farmers concerned over subsea cable plansThere are six active mussel farms in Weisdale Voe, where the cable would run in to from Caithness
Energy / Campaign group objects to cable application
Community / Lights off in various areas
Weather / Storm Brendan responsible for more ferry cancellations
Energy / Viking consults on plans for public access
Energy / Archaeological survey complete on wind farm compound
Letters / Urgent need for local energy strategy
Letters / Time for Viking to get out of Shetland
Letters / No one to blame but ourselves
Letters / Time to make your voice heard
Letters / Sorry to have confused him
Letters / Tom confuses charitable trust with the community benefit fund
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