After ten years, the community buyout of the Pairc Estate in South Lochs finally appears to becoming a reality. With the contribution
of several hundred thousand pounds by public bodies, the Pairc Trust
has now the funds available to take over the estate from present
landlord Mr Barry Lomas. The way was rocky and unpleasant, but it is the
result that counts. Whether the proposed windfarm will ever be built is
dependent on the interconnector, and I recently learned that it could
be quite a few years before that comes about - if at all. The winds of
change are blowing through the renewables sector, with increasing
numbers of people realising that windturbines are not as green as they
are made out to be. Also, their output is not reliable, and requires
back-up generation through other sources like nuclear, shale gas and the
like. I don’t think the interconnector will come about - but only time
will tell.
I wish the community of Pairc luck and sagacity with the acquisition
of the land, and trust they manage it more in the interest of their
residents than the outgoing landlord did.
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