The SNP and Greens are being held responsible for a damning incident that led to fossil fuels being used to run a number of wind turbines in Scotland.
Despite the environmentally friendly credentials of turbines being lorded by ministers, ScottishPower has admitted that 71 have been linked up to generators burning diesel fuel.
The power company said they were forced to step in due to a fault on the national grid during the freezing spell in December but political opposition has slammed the Scottish Government for being untrustworthy with their environmental policies.
Labour MSP Colin Smyth said the scenario is further evidence of the SNP and Green Party’s “dishonesty” over Scotland’s renewable potential after they came under fire for using data they knew to be inaccurate. Ministers were slated for incorrectly stating that Scotland possessed 25 per cent of Europe’s wind energy potential.
On top of this not being true, the recent revelation found 60 turbines at Arecleoch Wind Farm in South Ayrshire and 11 at the nearby Glen App Wind Farm were connected to six huge diesel generators.
Mr Smyth said: “The SNP and Greens have proven time and time again they cannot be trusted on environmental issues.
“They laud Scotland’s potential for renewables yet don’t appear to ensure those already in existence are properly run. This isn’t the first problem raised – and there is concern at a lack of openness when problems arise.
