WILLIAM Durward (Letters, February 1) makes two assertions regarding what would happen if Scotland became independent.
He asserts firstly that, with respect to security of energy supply (presumably he means electricity supply), an independent Scotland will require to abandon connection to the GB National Grid. Is he unaware that the GB Grid has interconnectors to Ireland, France, and the Netherlands as well as Scotland, and is progressing with further interconnectors with Norway and even Iceland? When Scotland becomes independent will all these other interconnectors shut down also, or is it only Scotland that the rUK Government will refuse to co-operate with?
He then asserts that the very generous subsidies paid by the people of the rUK (actually it is GB, Northern Ireland is a part of the Ireland Grid ), for renewable electricity projects in Scotland will cease, presumably to Scotland's great economic advantage. We constantly hear this refrain from Unionists. One would think that there are no subsidies for renewable electricity produced south of the Border.
It would be interesting so see details of the renewable energy subsidy balance between Scotland and England to back up this assertion.
Nick Dekker,
1 Nairn Way, Cumbernauld.
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