This week, Graham Simpson MSP took party in a Conservative Party Business debate about energy infrastructure projects in Scotland. The MSP for Central Scotland voiced concerns about the pipeline of battery storage developments in his region, where there are applications for 28GW of connection - the requirement for the whole of the UK.
Graham Simpson MSP said: "I don't think there will be many MSPs who have not had contact from communities concerned about potential battery developments.
"We all accept the need for these projects to reach net zero but they should be in the right places and there are just too many in the pipeline.
"The overall transmission queue in Scotland is 152GW of installed and contracted generation. That's well in excess of the maximum winter peak demand in Scotland of approximately 5GW.
"That's why I have heard the phrases gold rush and wild west used when describing what is going on. That is exactly what it is and we need some common sense."
