BBC: Scottish independence: Single energy market should continue, says report

Single markets in electricity and gas covering the whole of Great Britain should continue if Scotland became independent, a report has said.

The report came from a commission which examined possible regulation of energy markets in an independent Scotland. First Minister Alex Salmond said a single market was "in our common interest".

The UK government has said the rest of the UK would not need Scotland to secure its energy supply.

The report from the Expert Commission on Energy Regulation, which was set up by the Scottish government, said cross-border arrangements existed between other EU states, including the single electricity market across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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