UPDATED: Power out in Hillswick and Weisdale after outages in South Mainland
Around 200 properties in Hillswick were left without power after an outage this morning, SSE has said. Power was lost at around 7am, with SSE…
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WATCH: Lerwick Power Station’s new engine arrives for installation
Energy company Wärtsilä Energy recently delivered a new engine to the Lerwick Power Station, which is expected to be up and running early next year….
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SSE to make multi-million pound investment in electricity network
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has pledged £2.7 million towards improving Shetland’s electricity network. SSE says the investment will give the isles a “more resilient”…
READ FULL STORYSSE launches virtual consultation on renewable connections
SSE Renewables has launched a virtual consultation for their renewable energy projects in the isles. The interactive consultation allow users to view key project information…
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POLL: Have your say on Shetland’s energy future
Have your say on Shetland’s energy future by voting in our poll.
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Shetland subsea cable plan hits Ofgem snag
Ofgem have rejected plans to build a subsea electricity transmission cable between Shetland and the mainland, in a further blow to the Viking Energy windfarm
READ FULL STORY‘Disappointed’ but still ‘committed’ – Viking Energy reacts to CfD decision
Viking Energy is “very disappointed” but still “committed” to developing its proposed 103-turbine windfarm in the Central Mainland, after missing out on a contract to
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Thousands of properties without power and traffic disruption following power cut
More than 4,500 properties were left without power on Friday morning with a main road through Lerwick closed outside Lerwick Power Station. Traffic has been…
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Lightning strike causes power cut
About 400 properties were without power on Sunday after lightning hit an electricity cable. An SSE spokeswoman said the power cut happened at about 9.50pm…
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Nonsensical proposal (Sue Wailoo)
In response to recent correspondence about plans to to connect Shetland to the National Grid there was a public consultation meeting on 16th August at
READ FULL STORYWhy not generate power locally? (John Tulloch)
The proposed new Lerwick Power Station at Rova Head was, at least, 50 percent bigger than necessary. It had double the capacity (120MW) of the…
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Lerwick Power Station set to close with loss of 25 jobs by 2021
The Lerwick Power Station has been ordered by the energy regulator to close down within four years – a “disastrous” move which will force the
READ FULL STORYUnst power cut
About 400 people in Unst lost power overnight after an electricity pole caught fire. Power went off at about 10.50pm last night with almost all…
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Windfarm consultation nears closure
A number of energy companies headed by SSE have written to the Secretary of State for Energy to put a case for island windfarm projects
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