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Fighting for a fair share of Scotland's renewable energy wealth. Community energy, energy justice, public ownership. 🏴 https://www.ourpower.scot/take-action
It's no secret that we need renewables, but shouldn't we at least make sure the right people are benefitting from them? Right now, big energy corporations are reaping the rewards and our communities are seeing very little economic benefits. 💸 It's time to change that.🏴⚡️
"We’ve got everything we need to win big from the shift to renewables but right now we’re missing out – if the transition is to reach its full potential then that needs to change" bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/11/n...
No New Oil and Gas for a Liveable Future
Continuing our look at the Programme of Government – we look at environmental groups’ responses to the Scottish Government’s establishing a ScotWind Wealth Fund, which would ringf…
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"Public and community ownership will keep profits in Scotland, which can be reinvested in local services, tackle fuel poverty and fund further economic development. Our aim is simple – to keep Scotland’s energy wealth in Scotland’s hands." 🏴⚡️
"Ownership is key" - @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social Powerful words and stories from Emma Roddick. Innovation around energy is baked into our communities and national story. It's time to put more of that energy into the hands of Scottish communities!
Straight from the floor of the Scottish Parliament: community, municipal, and public ownership is the way to a fairer future for Scotland. Listen to MSP Kris Leask's full remarks 👇
This is a good start from ScotGov, but there's still much more to do. We need to see the Just Transition Fund putting more the wind turbine supply chain in Scotland too!
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 5d agoNEW: More than 500 jobs are set to be created at new Scottish energy projects thanks to funding from the Scottish Government 💡 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
100% this 👇 Been building wind farms for 21 years in Scotland and it would be great if there was a wider benefit to ordinary folk (apart from zero carbon electricity)
ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot · 5d ago“We have a once in a generation opportunity to establish a national fund for the future...and ensure that the financial benefits of big offshore wind stay within Scotland.” https://bit.ly/4yrSwta
“We have a once in a generation opportunity to establish a national fund for the future...and ensure that the financial benefits of big offshore wind stay within Scotland.” https://bit.ly/4yrSwta
Campaigners call for Scandi-style wealth fund from ScotWind money
THE Scottish Government must move swiftly to set up a ScotWind wealth fund using the millions brought in from offshore wind farm leases, campaigners...
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Scotland is undergoing a massive green energy revolution, but the profits generated by our wind are syphoned off by private developers and absentee landlords. There’s a lot that must change, but one essential piece: A Scottish Community Wealth Fund. 🧵👇
"The difference between the Welsh approach and the Scottish approach to energy. Both have the same constitutional barriers but the Welsh have decided to try and do something and the Scottish Government has decided not to try." www.thenational.scot/news/2652814...
Scottish Government under fire as Wales looks to launch publicly owned energy firm
THE Scottish Government has come under fire for having "no ambition" after the Welsh Government took its next step in creating a new…
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🟢NEW: This morning, the Welsh government has launched a public consultation on proposals for a new public energy company with the goal of developing and owning renewables locally. www.gov.wales/formation-co...
Formation of a consolidated Welsh public energy company [HTML] | GOV.WALES
We want your views on proposals to create a single public energy company for Wales.
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Scotland's wind is a massive resource. We routinely generate renewable electricity equivalent to more than 100% of our total demand. So why aren't we benefiting from such a massive public good? We’ll have to look at Scotland’s history for that. 🧵👇
⚡🏘️ PM Andy Burnham has backed calls for community-owned wind farms to get priority access to the grid. With grid capacity already being taken up by commercial projects, prioritising local ownership could help ensure communities benefit from the renewable energy developed on their doorstep. 🌱
PM backs calls for community energy priority access to grid
PM Andy Burnham backs calls for community energy priority access to grid
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It's just economics. The more private wealth, the less public wealth and the less we benefit. Community, municipal, and public ownership is how we take our power back.
Meet Tilley the turbine. Tilley is a 900kw community-owned turbine on Tiree in the Inner Hebrides. Because Tilley is owned by the community on Tiree all of the profits feed back into the community. Tilley has put around £4 million back into the community.
We can't leave jobs in renewables up to corporations. The Scottish government has the money to invest in a real domestic supply chain that gives us a direct stake in our energy future. It's time for them to lead the way! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2651396...
Renewable energy giant underlines commitment to Scotland
European investors signal confidence in Scottish offshore wind market in spite of setbacks
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"More than a third of offshore wind farm capacity in Britain will be produced by sites linked to Chinese companies by next year." www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Britain ‘hog-tied’ to China for a third of wind power
Chinese companies, including ones blacklisted by the US over military links, dominate British renewable infrastructure and pose a security risk, experts say
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Did you watch the Programme for Government announcement today? We welcome the commitment on actually releasing an energy policy, but we need to see more ambition. Scotland is still losing out on wealth from renewables to overseas firms.
More community and municipal wind would change the game in Scotland. Sign the petition: https://act.ourpower.scot/p/its-our-power
Keep the jobs local. Build the wind turbines here! 👷♂️💨 Ourpower.scot/take-action
"Scotland could also be capturing far more of the huge revenues and jobs that renewables bring – through greater public ownership, whether that means communities and councils owning projects, or governments taking national stakes, as they do in other countries." Read more👇
Scotland’s energy should be working for all of us—not just private companies and overseas investors. It’s time to change that. #OurPower act.ourpower.scot/p/our-power-...
Scotland has the power. Let’s use it. ⚡️
Our renewable energy should make Scotland better off, not just private companies and overseas investors.
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Tell your MSPs that Scotland needs a fair energy system that puts workers and communities first! Follow @Ourpower.scot for more! #OurPower act.ourpower.scot/p/scotland-h...
Write to your MSPs. Demand a fair energy system for Scotland
Our energy system in Scotland isn’t working for regular people. It’s making shareholders and landlords wealthy, while our communities get crumbs. We need to remind our MSPs that commonsense solutions,...
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Scotland has the wind and the workforce. Let’s build the factories! 🏴🏭 https://www.ourpower.scot/take-action
Wind profits should be funding our local schools and hospitals. 🏫🏥⚡️
New data has revealed that 79% of ScotGov's just transition fund is still unallocated. That’s millions of pounds just sitting, while workers right across the north east, are hitting brick walls trying to pivot to new careers. We need ScotGov to step up and lead the way!
Public land, public subsidies, but no public benefit. Time to change that. act.ourpower.scot/p/its-our-power
You know all of those wind turbines everywhere? If they were community & council owned, they'd keep all of the profits they make from electricity in your community. We need to make our renewables serve our communities, not corporations.
Once again, we're missing the most important question. Why are we letting foreign corporations and shareholders get rich off of Scotland? We should be manufacturing turbines here in Scotland with a publicly-owned manufacturing company. www.thenational.scot/news/2649125...
Minister demands answers from UK Government over vetoed £1.5bn Highland factory
THE Scottish Government has “never” been told why their UK counterpart blocked a Chinese firm’s £1.5 billion investment in the Highlands –…
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