Go out and buy the Herald today? Words you rarely, actually never, hear here

Professor John Robertson OBA

You’ll have to excuse be if I have no scoobie as to why the Herald is leading with the above, presumably Alba-inspired, story:

Scotland is expected to generate nearly three quarters of Britain’s onshore wind power with in five years — sparking fears the country is facing North Sea oil-style exploitation as a green energy supplier for England.

The Herald on Sunday can reveal that a new roadmap from the UK Government -owned energy management company NESO (National Energy System Operator) shows Scotland’s onshore wind farms would produce up to 20.5 gigawatts at any one time — almost 70% of the UK’s 29.1GW target by 2030.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25587933.scotland-supply-70-uk-wind-north-sea-style-exploitation-row/

There’s even a follow-up:

They say history doesn’t repeat itself — but there are concerns that Scotland’s wind energy revolution is providing echoes of the past.

The country is on track to produce nearly three-quarters of Britain’s onshore wind power within five years, sparking fears the country is facing North Sea oil-style exploitation as a green energy supplier for the south.

Both pieces are written by Maritime Williams, scourge of CalMac.

I didn’t sleep well last night. Have I woken in a different dimension?

That NESO roadmap is well-known but still has impact but a few arrows might make it more so:

6 thoughts on “Go out and buy the Herald today? Words you rarely, actually never, hear here

  1. So that’s why ‘The Sunday Herald’ doesn’t appear on the BBC Scotland website today under ‘Scotland’s Papers’.

    The Sunday Mail has not appeared either. Wonder if they have printed something along the same lines, must check at the shops.

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  2. Scotland being deprived of £Billions.

    Increasing support for SNP and Independence. With Devolution Westminster cannot keep it secret.

    Scotland in surplus in fuel and energy, and nearer the source, pays more.

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  3. This one claims that by using Scotland’s excess renewable energy it will help to ‘reduce grid congestion and LOWER consumer bills throughout the UK’.
    Ravenscraig.
    The ‘Lanarkshire council has built a new access road’ to the site for the private companies, costing £74million. No, the people have paid for that and will pay for infrastructure while these companies get the massive benefits.
    https://ravenscraig.co.uk/news/news-post/ravenscraig-plans-to-transform-former-steelworks-into-one-of-the-uks-largest-green-ai-data-centres/

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  4. Odd story for the Herald as it has recently been promoting nuclear power for Scotland repeatedly and giving Tom Greatrex unlimited access.

    No timescale, no price breakdown, no jobs update, no explanation why Scotland needs nukes, no price of finished product, no repository for waste—nothing other than Nuke propaganda.

    They know, when it comes to Scotland funding nukes for England, Sarwar/Findley/Cole-Hamilton will do exactly what they are told……”you’re knighthood is in the post”, or “there will be a seat next to Ffloulksakia/Bella/Ruthless fur ye”.

    Or probably jist a wee pat oan the heid. Good boy!

    gavinochiltree

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  5. 😊 Kevin Hague, entrepreneur and chairman of These Islands was outraged, I say OUTRAGED by this article.

    Indeed so outraged was he that it took him four tweets to get over himself. 😆

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