ew ables ▁shows ▁Sc ots ▁are ▁twice ▁as ▁likely ▁to ▁favour ▁wind ▁power ▁over ▁nuclear ▁or ▁sh ale ▁gas ▁Over ▁six ▁in ▁ten ▁( 6 2 %) ▁people ▁in ▁Scotland ▁say ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁large ▁scale ▁wind ▁projects ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁area , ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁the ▁number ▁who ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁generally ▁for ▁sh ale ▁gas ▁( 2 4 %) ▁and ▁almost ▁twice ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁nuclear ▁( 3 2 %). ▁H ydro ▁power ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁energy ▁source ▁for ▁large ▁scale ▁projects ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁with ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁( 8 0 %) ▁being ▁in ▁favour . ▁ ▁A est het ics ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues ▁ ▁S iting ▁of ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁has ▁sometimes ▁been ▁an ▁issue , ▁as ▁most ▁people ▁are ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁natural ▁land sc apes . ▁The ▁John ▁Mu ir ▁Trust ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁best ▁renew able ▁energy ▁options ▁around ▁wild ▁land ▁are ▁small - scale , ▁sens it ively ▁s ited ▁and ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁communities ▁directly ▁benef iting ▁from ▁them ". ▁A ▁small - scale ▁scheme ▁proposed ▁by ▁North ▁Harris ▁Development ▁Trust ▁has ▁been ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁Mu ir ▁Trust . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁poll ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁Mu ir ▁Trust , ▁suggests ▁that ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁wild ▁areas ▁protected ▁from ▁further ▁development . ▁Wind ▁farm ▁developers ▁sometimes ▁offer ▁" community ▁benefit ▁funds " ▁to ▁help ▁address ▁any ▁dis adv