“. Given that demand for housing in our islands far outstrips supply, the need to find a solution could scarcely be more urgent.” Liam McArthur MSP
Delay in Installing Meters Continues to Affect Housebuilding
£1.2million Extra Cash to Energy Advice Organisations
Ofgem’s newly calculated price cap will be announced today, 26th August to take effect from 1st of October to 31st of December 2022.
Energy Price Cap Increase Forcing Even More Islanders Into Poverty
“This will have serious consequences for physical and mental health, social isolation, and educational attainment, with households forced to make difficult everyday decisions over whether to ‘heat or eat’. Dr Harriet Thomson
Threat to Development of Renewables: Urgent Review of Transmission Charging Needed
“Nearly 30 years after it was established, we conclude that there is a strong case to urgently review the transmission charging regime “SSEN Transmission Paper
Letters: “Independence is solution to electricity inequity”
“too many of the policies and regulations around our electricity system are reserved to Westminster”
Letters: Renewables and Ofgem “Fly in the ointment for Orkney
“Orkney has become World renowned for energy innovation and is constantly finding new ways to utilise renewable energy”
Maree Todd MSP: “UK energy policy is stacked against the islands”
“It is shocking that islanders generating more electricity than they can use are still top of the fuel poverty league table. “
Conditions Set By Ofgem Are A Challenge For Orkney
“We believe that 135MW is an excessive target and we lobbied hard to get that figure reduced.”
Ofgem Approves New Orkney Subsea Cable Subject to Windfarm Developments
Approval is conditional on a total of at least 135MW of new wind farm projects on Orkney either being awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) or being judged likely to be developed by December 2021.
