Major offshore wind farm planned off Scottish coast

The wind farm will be capable of generating clean energy to the equivalent of all of Scotland's households twice over.

There’s a warning that higher costs in the North of Scotland are preventing more offshore wind projects being built.

Two Scottish developments, including the largest planned offshore wind farm in the world, were awarded contracts by the UK Government which guarantees a minimum price for electricity.

But according to one industry body, higher transmission costs in the North meant other developments missed out.

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