Energy production should be a simple matter of physics, engineering and economics, taken strictly in that order.
But in Scotland we have added our own colourful politics into the mix.
Some see a future where nationalist renewable electrons will flood south along the interconnector, while others argue unionist nuclear electrons will need to flow north when the wind stops blowing.
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