z 29 – number of businesses in the Teviot Valleys Special Landscape Area which responded from 45 surveyed – a return rate of 64 per cent
z 164 – number of full-time equivalent jobs in accommodation businesses in the area surveyed
z 90 per cent – number who said the special landscape status would help them in marketing
z 90 per cent – number who said they used the scenery to promote their businesses
z 7 per cent – number who said they weren’t interested in linking with others to promote the Teviot Valleys. 48 per cent said yes and 45 per cent said maybe
z 76 per cent – said Soutra-sized wind turbines in or around the area would be unhelpful to their businesses. 24 per cent said it wasn’t a consideration. Nobody said they would help
z 69 per cent – said turbines would not be helpful in persuading people to come back to the area. 32 per cent said turbines wouldn’t be a consideration. Nobody said they would help
z 52 per cent – said customers had told them turbines would detract from the local scenery