Scottish Renewables has published factsheet documents indicating how much renewable energy is located in each Scottish Parliamentary region, as well as the value of community benefit payments for local causes.
The information also includes a series of case studies looking at renewable energy technologies from hydropower to wind and low-carbon heat projects.
The case studies include a 900kW community-owned wind turbine in Falkirk which will provide up to £1.2m in community benefit payments over its lifetime.
Others include a rooftop solar installation at Police Scotland’s offices in the east of Glasgow and the Orkney islands (Highlands and Islands), for being a global hub for marine renewables leading in the development and testing of tidal and wave energy devices.
Scottish Renewables stated: “Local authorities have an important role to play as we tackle the climate emergency.
“For our industry that often means using their planning powers to enable development which reduces carbon, both in terms of electricity generation and low-carbon heat.
“We know that each gigawatt of renewable energy which is built creates 1500 jobs and that each of those jobs creates £89,000 for the Scottish economy, so the benefits of building more renewable energy, which we need to meet our climate change targets, are clear.
“These eight factsheets paint a rich picture of how our industry is working across Scotland and we hope that the parties campaigning in May’s elections can use them to understand what our industry is bringing to their area.”