Reply to: Alex's plan is a washout!

[EternalOptimist]

The problem Scotland will have is that the English and Welsh will not want to pay the subsidies to a foreign country.
At the moment, green power gets about 4 billion a year in subsidies, spread across every house and business in the UK. The Scots are about 8 % of that total so if they have to pick up anywhere near that amount, they will be fooked.
If the English and Welsh have coal and gas plants idling, waiting to cover the gaps in the wind, why not wind them up and get cheaper lekky ? it's a no-brainer

[MyUserName]

But not dense enough to pay for prescriptions, nor to get ripped off for exorbitant University Tuition Fees. They let their neighbour cough up for that. Their neighbour, presumably, being even more dense.

Yep, agreed.

[shaunbhoy]

Small correction: The population is actually extremely dense

But not dense enough to pay for prescriptions, nor to get ripped off for exorbitant University Tuition Fees. They let their neighbour cough up for that. Their neighbour, presumably, being even more dense.

[MyUserName]

Considering the low population density, and all the mountains, rivers, wind, bad weather etc., that does strike me as quite shabby. If renewables are going to work anywhere in the UK, it really ought to be Scotland.

Small correction: The population is actually extremely dense

[VectraMan]

And Scotland already generates more than a third of its elec from renewables. Not too shabby.

Considering the low population density, and all the mountains, rivers, wind, bad weather etc., that does strike me as quite shabby. If renewables are going to work anywhere in the UK, it really ought to be Scotland.

[d000hg]

That, along with his oil plans. He really does seem to believe in the concept of money growing on trees, or actually growing under the sea.

Since trees can be sold, if you own a forest you are literally growing money IN trees.

[shaunbhoy]

Rather more sober reporting from Reuters:-



And Scotland already generates more than a third of its elec from renewables. Not too shabby.

Scotland beats 2011 green energy target

So if they can just generate something from the hot air of its politicians, everything will be cushty!! And if that can be emulated across the world we'll all be laughing.

[pjclarke]

Rather more sober reporting from Reuters:-

Pentland Firth could still generate power equivalent to almost half of Scotland's annual electricity consumption, which amounted to 37 terrawatt hours in 2011, Adcock added.

And Scotland already generates more than a third of its elec from renewables. Not too shabby.

Scotland beats 2011 green energy target

[Mich the Tester]

All of Alex Salmond's economic ideas seem to be based on using the Scotland's natural resources, which often doesn't sit well with democracy. I think he had some mad plan with Donald Trump to turn half the country into a golf course until those pesky citizens started saying 'well actually we quite like our countryside as it is now'.

[gingerjedi]

Yeah, tidal/wave seems the one really sensible avenue for green energy in our part of the world, and nobody appears able to crack it.

It's more to do with the initial cost rather than cracking the solution. One day (in the not so distant future) barrages and tidal pools will look cheap.

[darmstadt]

The wild-eyed Scots politico

Any relation to a 'swivel-eyed loon'?

[amcdonald]

That, along with his oil plans. He really does seem to believe in the concept of money growing on trees, or actually growing under the sea.

Which makes him just like any other socialist, great at spending other peoples money till it runs out

[Mich the Tester]

That, along with his oil plans. He really does seem to believe in the concept of money growing on trees, or actually growing under the sea.

[d000hg]

pity

Yeah, tidal/wave seems the one really sensible avenue for green energy in our part of the world, and nobody appears able to crack it.

[shaunbhoy]

To be honest, many of his plans are washouts!