Sheeks Aboot Shetland – Episode 16 – with chair of Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale Community Council Andrew Archer and Yell resident Jennifer Christie
‘It’s all money, money, money…’ – community councils demand a pause in large renewable energy projects
- Charter sets out key expectations from developers, but critics say none of this is enforceable
- Charter offers no community input and effective public representation
- Document described as a ‘classic example of saying almost nothing with an extraordinary number of words’
The first of a series of ‘Shetland Strategy’ consultation events was held on Monday in Mossbank
Local democracy reporter Kirstie Topp attended an SSEN event over the HVDC 2 project
SSEN Transmission is to share updated plans for a number of developments at an upcoming round of consultation events
Some ‘small sections’ of the route have reverted to ‘off-road siting or other suitable alternatives’
SSEN says it is still considering sites in the Scatsta and Toft areas for the substation hub despite investigating a possible cable landfall site in Eshaness
SSEN says any landfall site would connect via underground cabling to the northern substation hub, which has been suggested for the Sullom Voe area
However some councillors expressed concern over timescales
Manson said there is concern in the North Mainland community over what is on the horizon, with ‘pylons’ part of the proposals
Plans could provide a one off £2 million in community benefit for Shetland
- As part of the Power Shift project, we publish articles from across Scotland on how fair the transition to net zero really is
- Shetland’s experiences are not unique as this account from North Lewis demonstrates
- Power Shift is a collaborative project of 10 local news organisations from across Scotland, including Shetland News, with support from the Tenacious Journalism awards
- Existing local electricity producers fear they could be ‘switched off’
- But SSEN says new Gremista grid access point is a ‘positive change’
- Concern over a possible Viking phase two
Updated
More than 1,300 lose power
