Unlocking Scotland's Energy Powerhouse

With special guest Dr Craig Dalzell, Policy Director of Commonweal, this week's podcast episode  looks at the barriers and possible solutions to setting up a publicly owned energy company for Scotland.  Key themes covered in our discussion are:

00:02:19   Q1: How has Wales managed to set up an energy company?

00:05:46   Q2: Could Wales set up a public company for Scotland?

00:07:04   Q3: Do we have other options?

00:09:34   Q4: So what energy company CAN Scotland set up?

00:16:31   Q5: Who makes money out of Scotland's resources?

00:18:02   Q6: Is the EU's new zero strategy an opportunity for us?

00:20:39   Q7: How can Scotland benefit?

00:24:09   Q8: How else can Scotland get a fair return on our assets?

00:29:55   Q9: How do we store our energy?

00:35:30   Q10: What should Scotland do now?

Links to some of the resources mentioned in our discussion are:

National public energy agency:  www.gov.scot/policies/energy-efficiency/the-national-public-energy-agency

Commonweal policy papers:

www.commonweal.scot/setup-energy-company/

www.commonweal.scot/policies/powering-our-ambitions

Support for community energy projects: 

www.localenergy.scot/hub/community-owned

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