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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Lots of oft-repeated talk about Scotland's oil revenues coming to an end. But far less talk about its wind power. The UK is the windiest country in Europe and Scotland has 25% of Europe's potential offshore wind and tidal resources. This could give a fillip to the nationalists when pressed on how an independent Scotland might pay its way.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/sc...plan/pages/49/ |
The list of customers for the energy is somewhat limited by geography, ie just UK and perhaps Ireland. Electricity cannot be transported by tanker.
Remember the Scottish government income comes from taxes, so the potential income from that is still a drop in the ocean compared to their deficit.