Think before you dig, warns power company
Striking an underground electricity cable can have serious, if not potentially fatal, consequences, says local power supplier SSEN
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£10M boost to Islay’s electricity network
SSEN Distribution’s £10m project to upgrade the electricity network on Islay, promising to ‘increase resilience and keep the power flowing’, is all set to start this month.
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Fuel poverty set to break the 50 per cent barrier in Hebrides
Modelling by fuel poverty campaigners Energy Action Scotland show 57 per cent of people in the Western Isles will be spending over 10 per cent of their income on energy – after housing costs have been deducted – the official definition of being fuel poor
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Oban apprentice wins top prizes at Cruachan power station
A young technical apprentice from Oban has won two top prizes at renewable energy company Drax’s annual apprentice awards event in recognition of his achievements over the past year
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Call to get pylon plan back to the drawing board
Glen Orchy and Innishail community council convenor John Kerr says SSEN is forcing a ‘great injustice’ on several hundred Argyll residents
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Time to talk, says council chief
Argyll and Bute Council is starting up a working group for developments at Dunbeg involving a number of agencies and area representatives to include Oban community council. The first meeting will be next month.
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Drax powers up plans for new Hollow Mountain station
From today July 1, people can go online to have a say and view plans for a second power station inside Argyll’s highest mountain Ben Cruachan