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The Hebridean wind rush – A growth opportunity for global corporations but not community owned energy?

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

28 August 2025

Bringing empty homes back into use part of SSEN’s accommodation plans

25 July 2025

Dales Lees road closure start date confirmed

26 June 2025

Three workers in high-visibility clothing and helmets walk on a wooden path next to a large underground cable in a trench at a construction site.

Consultation events on second HVDC cable and Yell transmission project

20 June 2025

Three workers in high-visibility clothing and helmets walk on a wooden path next to a large underground cable in a trench at a construction site.

Clear plan for SSEN workers’ accommodation needed ‘quickly’, SIC leader says

30 May 2025

Lerwick power station is set to produce electricity well into the next decade.

Construction on Lerwick battery storage system could get underway in coming months

23 January 2025

Power lost to more than 7,000

2 December 2024

Plans in for new electrical substation near Sullom Voe Terminal

21 November 2024

New transformer being installed on overhead network in Sandwick after fault

28 October 2024

A distant view of numerous wind turbines on a barren landscape under an overcast sky.

‘Disconnect’ between energy projects and isles fuel poverty, MP says

16 October 2024

Call to slow down the ‘SSE/Statkraft juggernaut’

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

26 September 2024

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Do we really want to see more massive industrialisation?

7 August 2024

A stone statue depicts a veiled woman holding a child against a backdrop of a cloudy sky.

Gloup remembrance, children’s rights, island games chair, impact of strikes and more…

16 July 2024

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A map highlighting Shetland and surrounding islands. Dark green areas represent land, while areas in various shades of red and orange indicate different regions within the map boundary.

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More than 1,300 lose power

28 May 2024

Updated

Power cut affects thousands of homes

5 May 2024

Replacing faulty Papa Stour electricity cable under consideration

2 March 2024

Three workers in high-visibility clothing and helmets walk on a wooden path next to a large underground cable in a trench at a construction site.

Prospect of more subsea links to mainland raised as SSE looks to the future

1 March 2024

New overhead power lines planned for Yell

7 February 2024

Hundreds still without power as SSEN engineers work hard to connect homes

28 December 2023

Apology and compensation for Yell tree mistake

8 November 2023

An ‘awful shame’ as century-old tree cut down by power company without owners’ permission

A spokesperson for SSEN said it was an “incredibly rare” situation

11 October 2023

Elderly woman standing next to cut branches, holding a walking stick.

Elderly Yell resident ‘distraught’ after trees cut by power company

SSEN says ‘everything we undertook was in line with the details agreed’

29 September 2023

Power off for many in Yell after network fault

5 July 2023

Battery storage tendering ‘not yet concluded’ despite Statkraft pulling planning application

28 June 2023

A crowd gathers outside a building with red trim and a flagpole. Bunting decorates the scene. The sky is partly cloudy, and hills are visible in the background.

Power cut, RNLI fundraising, COPE celebrates and resilience fund

12 June 2023

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Government approves plans for new overhead power lines

11 May 2023

Peatland restoration and tree planting planned to offset power line project biodiversity loss

4 May 2023

New wool week curator, power cuts, Rosebank campaign and NHS pay

21 February 2023

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SSEN to make ‘goodwill’ compensation payment after locals quiz restoration time

18 January 2023

SSEN plans helicopter patrols to check condition of power lines

Meanwhile compensation cheques will be delivered from 14 January to all eligible customers who were off supply for 48 hours or more

6 January 2023

All power restored after SSEN re-connects 5,289 properties

18 December 2022

Updated

Power restored to almost all affected households

New fault at South Nesting leaves almost 100 without electricity

18 December 2022

SSEN confident all households will be reconnected by Sunday

17 December 2022

Localised power cuts possible as SSEN continues work to bring back power to all homes

17 December 2022

Compensation for power cuts payable after 48 hours

17 December 2022

SSEN engineers re-connect 900 homes leaving 700 without power for a fifth night

16 December 2022

People without power entitled to compensation, SSEN confirms

15 December 2022

Efforts to rebuild Shetland’s electricity network continue but 2,400 properties still without power

15 December 2022

Around 2,400 properties remain without power as engineers undertake repairs

14 December 2022

More transformer units arrive in Lerwick

16 June 2022

Electricity network ground investigations paused due to breeding birds

19 May 2022

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Not even the slightest relief from the noise

2 March 2022

Engineers called out to multiple power cuts

23 February 2022

SSEN engineers still repairing Storm Malik damage

7 February 2022

Almost 1,300 households without power this afternoon

8 December 2021

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

A fact check of SSEN’s cable reliability claims

23 August 2021

Viking construction progressing well but cement supply a worry

21 July 2021

Lerwick power station is set to produce electricity well into the next decade.

Power station to remain on standby when interconnector links isles to national grid

16 June 2021

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