A new report from Scottish Renewables - which represents companies working across the renewables sector - makes the case for electricity infrastructure to be updated.
"But we're being held back from doing more by an electricity grid designed for fossil fuels almost a century ago."
Investment in the UK transmission network has"remained flat, and even decreased since 2017", the report said.UK: Record number of heat pumps and solar panelsIt added:"We must build more power lines, pylons and substations to carry that cheap power to the people who need it - including to people in Scotland.
"Electricity demand is set to increase by 50% in the next decade and double by mid-century, so it's therefore wrong to say that Scottish households don't need more power lines, pylons and substations."With abundant natural resources, Scotland's home-grown renewables can be at the heart of delivering the clean"To do this, we need a national electricity grid capable of transmitting more electricity where and when it is needed.
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