Consultation on benefits from renewables

A second round of public engagement on proposals to create a "South of Scotland Standard"for community benefits from onshore wind energy developments are under way.

- SHARON LIPTROTT

Consultation Russel Griggs OBE

The proposals are based on extensive engagement over the past year with community councils and development trusts, asking for their experience of negotiating and managing community benefit funds, and their ideas for improvement.

And is a key step in South of Scotland Enterprise's Better Benefit Project, which aims to ensure communities consistently receive the highest standard of community benefit from renewable energy developments.

The public consultation on the South of Scotland Standard is open until 5pm on Monday, February 16, and can be completed online at southofscotlandenterprise.com/Community-benefits-consultation.