SCOTLAND urgently needs to build more electricity pylons, power lines and substations if it is to meet renewable energy targets, according to a…
SCOTLAND urgently needs to build more electricity pylons, power lines and substations if it is to meet renewable energy targets, according to a leading trade body.from Scottish Renewables claims that the UK’s fossil fuel power stations are “old and dirty and must be replaced”.
“While the deployment of cheap renewable energy generation has increased fourfold over the past 10 years, investment in Britain’s transmission grid has flatlined, and has even decreased since 2017.“Electricity demand is set to increase by 50% in the next decade and double by mid-century so it’s therefore wrong to say that Scottish households don’t need more power lines, pylons and substations, we need them to keep our homes warm and ensure the lights stay on.
It comes as electricity firms looking to build new lines or pylons face protests, with groups such as the Strathpeffer and Contin Better Cable Route challenging power giant SSEN over the route chosen for a network of pylons that will run for about 100 miles from Spittal in Caithness to Beauly, near Inverness.However, Scottish Renewables said it is “time to be upfront and honest” about the need for updated infrastructure.
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