I moved to Fair Isle, to meet someone who'd fallen in love with the island."

Image caption Eileen Thomson with her partner Guillermo Rotolo and their children Luca and Ander

Eileen Thomson, who grew up in Fair Isle, is another recent addition to the island having moved back last year with her partner Guilermo, from Argentina, and their young family.

She said the new energy scheme was really important because until now everyone had to be very careful with power consumption.

"You have to concentrate if you are firing on the washing machine and dishwasher altogether and ask 'is there enough power to do that?'," she said.

"So for us it's going to make it a lot more easy.

"I think also we are really hoping more young families move to island because theher but also changing the shape and design of garments to reach a new market.

She said: "I think having electricity 24 hours a day will allow us to speed up the manufacturing process overnight and help us to expand the business."

Image caption Mati Ventrillon uses traditional Fair Isle knitting patterns but reaches new markets

Almost half the cost of the Fair Isle project was met by the Scottish government, with the rest coming from sources such as Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Big Lottery, which contributed £1m, Shetland Islands Council, the National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Water.

Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, said: "Those of us living on the mainland of Scotland can often take reliable supplies of electricity for granted.

"This has never been possible