Windfarms spoiling your TV reception? Have a free sat dish … [National Wind Watch]

ScottishPower might be better known for meter reading and fixing faulty electricity connections, but it has now taken an unlikely step into the television business to prevent an uprising on the southern edge of Glasgow.

The electricity giant has spent tens of thousands of pounds installing hundreds of satellite television boxes and dishes after its Whitelee windfarm wrecked the reception for residents in the village of Carmunnock and the surrounding areas.