More than 1,000 homes linked to ?20bn green energy grid expected to be built in Highlands

Subsidiary of electricity firm SSE signs 'unique and novel' employment and social housing deal with local councilsMore than 1,000 new homes are expected to be built across northern Scotland linked to a ?20bn investment in grid infrastructure needed to meet the UK's green energy targets.SSEN Transmission, a subsidiary of the electricity firm SSE, has signed a deal with local councils and housing associations in the Highlands to fund at least 1,000 new properties as well as the refurbishment of existing, unoccupied ones. Continue reading...