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Meeting of the Parliament 26 February 2026 [Draft]

26 Feb 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Transmission Charges (Wind Farms)
Swinney, John SNP Perthshire North Watch on SPTV

I very much agree that the transition charging regime is hindering renewables projects in Scotland. It is wholly unfit for purpose and it unfairly penalises Scottish generators. Vast amounts of renewable energy are being produced in Scotland, and there are many more prospective projects. However, under the current United Kingdom arrangements, people in Scotland will not get the benefit of the renewable energy that is being generated. I agree with Michelle Thomson that if Scotland wants to have lower energy costs for households and businesses, its energy wealth must work for the people of Scotland. That will come only when Scotland becomes independent.

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4. Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP) SNP
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of warnings from industry leaders that high transmission charges are making wind f...
The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP
The current system of transmission charging is wholly unfit for purpose and unfairly penalises Scottish generators, putting them at a commercial disadvantage...
Michelle Thomson SNP
The First Minister will have noticed that, this week, Scottish Renewables published a report setting out the damage that the Labour UK Government’s transmiss...
The First Minister SNP
I very much agree that the transition charging regime is hindering renewables projects in Scotland. It is wholly unfit for purpose and it unfairly penalises ...
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con) Con
Does the First Minister agree with his Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s comment that, if people do not want pylons, battery storage or other...
The Presiding Officer NPA
First Minister, please answer in relation to the substantive question.
The First Minister SNP
I am interested in Tess White’s comment. Members of the public are free to express their views on all questions. We all live in a democracy, and we are all f...