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Nearly four out five (77%) of respondents to a Scottish Government consultation want local authorities, not Scottish Ministers, to decide applications for major energy developments.

Campaigners in the Scottish Borders are calling for windfarms to be assessed on the same principle as data centres, following a key debate in the Scottish parliament.

A group from the South of Scotland Community Councils’ Convention will meet Scottish Borders Council this week to discuss wasted wind power and industrialisation of the countryside.

Community campaigners in the Scottish Borders are dismayed by energy giant SPEN’s offer to rename - but not relocate – its major substation planned for unspoilt Lauderdale countryside.

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals catastrophic failings and lack of planning has heaped costs on household energy bills.

Environmental campaigners are calling on Scottish Borders residents to make their voices heard over a controversial windfarm proposal before the deadline of a crucial consultation expires this month.

The average household will see their annual energy bill rise to £1,723 from 1 October, it has been announced, as Ofgem lifts the price cap by 4%.

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).

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).