The collision, involving a black BMW 530e and a yellow Fiat 500 Abarth, happened on the A701 at Hearthstane.
Increases in insurance and public liability cover have left many of them facing a funding shortfall.
About 130,000 households in Scotland rely on the fuel to warm their homes.
Stuart Brandon Donald, from East Lothian, was pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday afternoon.
Police were called to the road between Lauder and Galashiels after a crash between a car and a motorbike.
The pylons, spanning 50 miles, will run wind farm energy into England but will dissect the Borders countryside.
More than 1,000 classic, vintage and historic cars took part in the event near Lauder in the Borders.
The carcases of more than 20 dead birds were dumped in beauty spot car park
A former festival flower girl has created a strategy game based on the region's common ridings.
