Scottish and Southern Energy - What do they know?
 SSE said burying the powerlines would increase costs between 20 and 25 times. It later cited a report that suggested an increase of between only 6 and 12 times. The one report on burying the line locally which they have quoted relies on old technology - not modern techniques used by the international power transmission industry. Across Europe powerlines are being built, and portions selectively buried, at lower cost than those budgeted by SSE.
They have assumed that the argument against selectively burying the powerline is self-evident - too expensive. Have they really looked? With billions of pounds being spent by Government and industry on renewable energy, is the relatively small cost of burying lines in and out of Balblair sub-station too much to ask for? Too much for a company with over 6 million customers and huge profits? Too much for a company that likes to publicise its environmental record.
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