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A news story from this morning, which I add as grist to your (wind) mill...

'A hike in prices which could have hit wind, wave and tidal power development in Scotland is to be limited. UK Energy Minister Mike O'Brien will outline plans on Tuesday for a cap on charges in the islands when Scotland joins the National Grid next month.

From 1 April electricity supply will no longer be controlled by the major Scottish generating companies but there were fears from people opposing wind-farm development that the cost of getting the energy from ‘source to outlet’ would prove prohibitive.

O’Brien said: “We're ensuring, at this early stage, that remote location does not stand in the way of attracting the necessary investment”.