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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
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Energy / ‘Staggering’ and ‘outrageous’ behaviour from suppliers
Energy / Work on new underground electricity cable gets underway
UpdatedSSE 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
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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
UpdatedMussel farmers concerned over subsea cable plansThere are six active mussel farms in Weisdale Voe, where the cable would run in to from Caithness
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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
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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
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Letters / Tom confuses charitable trust with the community benefit fund