Millions of pounds from renewable energy developments could be lost to the Western Isles due to doubts over plans to instal a vital subsea cable to export the electricity.
North and north-east council chiefs have no plans to follow the lead of an English local authority which could vote this week to halt the march of the wind turbines.
AT LEAST Ofgem delivered on one promise - that it would publish the findings of its catchily-named TransmiT exercise before Christmas and indeed it came as a gift-wrapped package for the onshore wind industry.
A new generation of energy companies could bring hundreds of jobs to the north-east after the European Commission revealed it will invest £40million to pioneer new forms of wind power.
