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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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).

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.

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.

Community councils, local conservation groups and councillors from across the South of Scotland will call for a halt to renewable energy projects at two conventions next week in Lauder and Moffat (18 April and 25 April).

Concerned Borders residents are calling for an inquiry into the use of asbestos in wind turbines after it was revealed that the Scottish Government was unaware the cancer-causing substance is used in their manufacture.

Borders communities fighting against the expansion of windfarms in their area have welcomed a decision by Scottish Government ministers to reject a plan for a sensitive Highland glen near Loch Ness.

The Scottish Government is running a consultation on whether to increase the current threshold for Scottish Ministers to assess windfarm applications from 50 megawatts (MW) to 100 or 150 MW.

This letter from a resident of Heriot was published today in The Herald, on the failure by Xi Engineering to reveal a conflict of interest

Residents in the Scottish Borders have raised concerns over the consultation by Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) regarding the grid connection for the proposed Glenburnie windfarm, set to be among the tallest ever constructed onshore in Scotland.

The company which is advising both the Scottish government and a windfarm developer did not declare a conflict of interest when bidding for public sector contracts, a Freedom of Information response has revealed.

Communities in the Scottish Borders have welcomed the unanimous decision by the planning committee of Scottish Borders Council to object to Scawd Law wind farm.

Scottish Borders communities express relief as Scottish Borders Council unanimously rejects the Scawd Law development