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I feel like the Scotts only push hard for independence when the price of oil is high....because it balances the budget and makes independence look more attracti

I feel like the Scotts only push hard for independence when the price of oil is high....because it balances the budget and makes independence look more attractive..

ggm 4y ago
Not enough of the reserves lie in Scottish waters. If you look at the sea area mapping the line runs a lot more north by Northeast than people expect. Scotland will make shitloads exporting hydro electricity. Probably more than oil and gas royalties
- mvc 4y ago
  > Scotland will make shitloads exporting hydro electricity I doubt that. Hydro doesn't seem very exportable. hydro-tech should be though and Scotland could be well placed to attract investment in that (if only we weren't losing so many scientists to the EU)
  - ggm 4y ago
    Scotland exported 19Twh of electricity to England in 2021, which was about 30% of its generating capacity. It represented around 10% of english electricity power needs. It's on a growth trend, the wind farm on dogger bank may alter the balance.
    - mvc 4y ago
      > Scotland exported 19Twh of electricity to England in 2021, which was about 30% of its generating capacity. True but the rate it gets for that electricity is lower than the rate recieved by power companies operating in the south. This is because there is an operating cost of maintaining the network that allows the energy to flow to the point of use. The cost of getting it to Europe would be even greater. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/higher-connection-charges-in-scotland-than-ruk-are-no-barrier-to-electricity-generators-says-national-grid-chief/ http://www.scottishenergynews.com/higher-connection-charges-...
- iso1631 4y ago
  Even the US and Canada have unresolved maritime borders. I don't see an independent Scotland being happy about the border set in the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999

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I feel like the Scotts only push hard for independence when the price of oil is high....because it balances the budget and makes independence look more attracti

by Blackstone4 4y ago

I feel like the Scotts only push hard for independence when the price of oil is high....because it balances the budget and makes independence look more attractive..

ggm 4y ago
Not enough of the reserves lie in Scottish waters. If you look at the sea area mapping the line runs a lot more north by Northeast than people expect. Scotland will make shitloads exporting hydro electricity. Probably more than oil and gas royalties
- mvc 4y ago
  > Scotland will make shitloads exporting hydro electricity I doubt that. Hydro doesn't seem very exportable. hydro-tech should be though and Scotland could be well placed to attract investment in that (if only we weren't losing so many scientists to the EU)
  - ggm 4y ago
    Scotland exported 19Twh of electricity to England in 2021, which was about 30% of its generating capacity. It represented around 10% of english electricity power needs. It's on a growth trend, the wind farm on dogger bank may alter the balance.
    - mvc 4y ago
      > Scotland exported 19Twh of electricity to England in 2021, which was about 30% of its generating capacity. True but the rate it gets for that electricity is lower than the rate recieved by power companies operating in the south. This is because there is an operating cost of maintaining the network that allows the energy to flow to the point of use. The cost of getting it to Europe would be even greater. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/higher-connection-charges-in-scotland-than-ruk-are-no-barrier-to-electricity-generators-says-national-grid-chief/ http://www.scottishenergynews.com/higher-connection-charges-...
- iso1631 4y ago
  Even the US and Canada have unresolved maritime borders. I don't see an independent Scotland being happy about the border set in the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999