Community councils and concerned residents from the Scottish Borders are heading to Perthshire to support the Perth & Kinross community council convention next week (Saturday 29 August).

Rachel Fletcher, director of economics at Octopus Energy, gave evidence last week to a Parliamentary Committee that grid constraint costs, already a staggering £1.5 bn per year, could hit £10 bn by 2030.

Local communities in the Scottish Borders have expressed their concern as energy mega-firm Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) continues to mislead over the location of its 54-acre substation, planned for beautiful countryside near Lauder and the historic Lauder Common.

Environmental Campaigners in the Scottish Borders are celebrating after a plan for an eight-turbine windfarm near the villages of Oxton and Lauder has been blocked.

Scottish Borders communities have welcomed the decision by East Lothian Council to object to the repowering of Crystal Rig windfarm, situated between Dunbar in East Lothian and Duns in the Scottish Borders.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is seeking permission for a judicial review following the decision to approve a new windfarm scheme at Ditcher Law near Oxton.

A survey by Stow & Fountainhall Community Council reveals that 83.7% of local residents are opposed to the Longmuir windfarm, as the same site is targeted for the third time.

Tomorrow (10 July) is the closing date for the public consultation on the proposed substation at Threepwood Moss.

Concerns have been raised that the UK’s national security is at risk after an energy developer began a legal battle to pursue a major windfarm development close to the UK’s only seismic monitoring station.

Local communities in the Scottish Borders have raised concerns about misleading information published by Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) ahead of crucial public events on 9 and 10 June.

Scottish Borders communities are calling for a greater say on major developments in their area, ahead of a pivotal energy debate in the Scottish Parliament tomorrow (Thursday 28 May).

There is no sense in building any more windfarms in Scotland because the power cannot be used, says one of Britain's largest power generators.