Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, finlo said: The western link. I see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_HVDC_Link I'm not sure how it would help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Happier diner said: I see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_HVDC_Link I'm not sure how it would help us. We could then do away with the silly notion of generating our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, finlo said: We could then do away with the silly notion of generating our own. That's true. But we already have an interconnector so we dont (and never will) need to generate our own. It would be better to just buy a little share in UK reactor and enjoy the economy of scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Youaintseenme said: Correct. People love a conspiracy theory but the facts are the current ones can’t be supported for much longer and new ones are smart. Simple practicality with no underhand motives. What about the poor meter readers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 https://www.gov.im/media/1368068/appendix-15-c-uk-interconnection.pdf For those who have not read this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Happier diner said: If you read all the information regarding this you would have found out that 1. The majority of the existing electricity meters on the island need to be replaced. This is a mandatory requirement. That was always going to cost millions. 2. All new meters are pretty much smartmeters and they dont cost hardly anymore than a conventional old fashioned meter. But who is mandating it? And on what grounds? This looks like the MUA doing the usual Manx Civil Service trick of copying what the UK is doing, even though it's been widely criticised and even the potential consumer advantages (which are disputed) may not apply here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Youaintseenme said: Correct. People love a conspiracy theory and generally moan about everything without doing any prior research but the facts are the current ones can’t be supported for much longer and new ones are smart. Simple practicality with no underhand motives. Would be an even better post🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, Roger Mexico said: But who is mandating it? And on what grounds? This looks like the MUA doing the usual Manx Civil Service trick of copying what the UK is doing, even though it's been widely criticised and even the potential consumer advantages (which are disputed) may not apply here. What would you do Mexico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eris Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 26 minutes ago, Happier diner said: I can think outside the box. But sadly I also have common sense and scientific knowledge. What cable are you going to use to export all this electricity you have spare from your new nuclear power plant? Exactly the same as is employed across the civilised world unlike the nonsense glorified extension cord that forms the present interconnector. Very high DC voltage cable is state of the art and indeed was when some fool specified the AC thing that was used. Here again not just a single interconnector but multiple for a variety of reasons not least system security. How anyone EVER chose an AC cable considering the distance involved beggars belief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Sustainable Bond receipts sitting in government reserves = £259m? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Eris said: Exactly the same as is employed across the civilised world unlike the nonsense glorified extension cord that forms the present interconnector. Very high DC voltage cable is state of the art and indeed was when some fool specified the AC thing that was used. Here again not just a single interconnector but multiple for a variety of reasons not least system security. How anyone EVER chose an AC cable considering the distance involved beggars belief. You have changed the subject. Your sums dont add up. Now you want to build a nuclear power plant and install a new DC cable. I dont disagree with your comments about the interconnector but surely we couldn't afford to do both these things. It's either a couple fo new cables or a nuclear power plant. Doing both is not an option. Our price would be too high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Cost of Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactors anticipated to be in the region of £2bn ea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 minute ago, SleepyJoe said: Sustainable Bond receipts sitting in government reserves = £259m? It's a no brainer. We choose to ignore it. Daphne has £42M to spend. Using this data that's 47MW of power. Nothing else comes close bang for bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, SleepyJoe said: Cost of Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactors anticipated to be in the region of £2bn ea Lets have 2🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 My impression is that the Climate Board only has about £3m to utilise - the £42m is surely already allocated in department budgets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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