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By working together as a cooperative grouping we bring to the table our cumulative power to influence maintenance contracts, the distribution authorities, insurance companies and ratings authorities.

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The geopolitics of energy markets

The UK gas and power markets were primarily influenced by the progress of the ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. With no official agreement reached yet, the markets remained sensitive…

Business Rates: the “Old Faskally” verdict

After ten years of dispute with the Scottish Assessor, the appeal of Old Faskally & Others against the rateable valuations (RVs) imposed on hydro sites by the Assessor, has received…

SEPA charges for Small Hydro: the background

Hydro abstraction charges have been disputed by the British Hydropower Association (BHA) and Alba Energy since they were first applied in 2017, with SEPA struggling to justify the amounts being…

The History of “Old Faskally”

Rateable Values: the Assessor’s spanner in the hydro works The battle with the Assessor and Scottish Government over extreme and disproportionate Rateable Values has been going on for a very…

The Assessor against Small Hydro

The historic case of the Tayside Assessor vs Old Faskally & Others has become the longest running legal dispute in British business rates history. In 2013, Alba Energy brought serious…

The electricity market: past, present and future

As many renewable generators are well aware, it has been a turbulent few years in the electricity market. Great Britain has entered the Winter 2021 season with record high electricity…

The mystery of SEPA’s charging system

The last four years of negotiations with SEPA have been a joint effort, headed up by Simon Hamlyn, CEO of the British Hydropower Association (BHA), Luke Milner of Glen Hydro…

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