tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post462126524427089476..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: National Grid Connection.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-53382423914386814632008-12-09T14:21:00.000+01:002008-12-09T14:21:00.000+01:00Jacob - I accept the principle of what you say, bu...Jacob - I accept the principle of what you say, but there remain serious uncertainties. For example, the National Grid timetable may not be met. There is going to be one hell of a row about where the 400 kv line is to go. That could take years to sort out.<BR/>Even by your own timetables, it looks more sensible to delay wind farm permissions until the line is approved. The timetable for bringing a wind farm to fruition is about as long as it will take to constuct the line.<BR/><BR/>Whenever I discuss this issue, I try to accept that the Asembly Government has taken the decision (albeit one that I disagree with), and I'm not looking for strategems to frustrate the process - just trying to minimise the damage to landscapes that the various pylons will cause.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anon - You make a good point. Whenever people are asked about whether they support onshore winf farms, it should be whether they support wind farms and the pylons.<BR/><BR/>I try not to make much of the health risks, because I do not have the appropriate knowledge. But I do know that Scottish Power do not like to constuct a 132 kv line closer than about 60 metres from residential property.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-43939783177678019882008-12-09T11:47:00.000+01:002008-12-09T11:47:00.000+01:00Glyn I think it's about time that this business of...Glyn I think it's about time that this business of pylons is made very public, I have been to several of this wind farms presentations, and when ever the question of getting this vast amount of electricity (that they claim they're going to generate) to the national grid, the developers' answers have always been the same,'Nothing to do with us'. I think it's time the people of Montgomeryshire woke up to the fact that they may live miles from a wind farm, but will have pylons right next to their properties, and not receive a penny unlike the landowners who make an obscene amount from the turbines that aren't as hideous as the pypons! It'll be too late for them to start protesting when the beautiful views they now enjoy have gone for ever,the value of their properties plummet or even worse become unsaleable, and even far more worrying what about the health risks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-40229481355275882622008-12-09T11:12:00.000+01:002008-12-09T11:12:00.000+01:00Hi Glyn,Thank you for your update on the grid line...Hi Glyn,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your update on the grid line, as someone involved in the industry I can confirm that your timeline is accurate. However, I don't think that the most sensible option would be to wait until the grid line is built before consents for the wind farms are granted. The two processes must work in parallel. If you consider that it will take around a 6 months for a developer of a consented wind farm to discharge planning conditions, and a year to award the construction contracts. It could also take as much as two years to receive delivery of the turbines once the contracts have been agreed, then they must be erected and commissioned. We are all aware of the urgent need for renewables, so there is really no sense not to run these two processes concurrently, unless we want to ensure that delays occur.<BR/><BR/>Jacob Hain, npower renewablesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-46918017418273700432008-12-09T10:00:00.000+01:002008-12-09T10:00:00.000+01:00anon - Probably better if Mick answers for himself...anon - Probably better if Mick answers for himself. Anyway, I'm not at all sure that a majority of Montgomeryshire people would be against wind farms - unless they have knowledge of the pylons implications as well. I suppose Mick would also say that he was voted in by the people of Montgomeryshire at an election, which gives him the right to speak on their behalf.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-78505072968466451342008-12-09T00:10:00.000+01:002008-12-09T00:10:00.000+01:00Mick Bates might be enthusiastic about wind farms ...Mick Bates might be enthusiastic about wind farms but these are his personal views, isn't it his job to represent the people of Montgomeryshire, isn't it about time they had their say in this matter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-14283902046623082182008-12-08T22:14:00.000+01:002008-12-08T22:14:00.000+01:00Anon - Mick Bates has always been enthusiastic abo...Anon - Mick Bates has always been enthusiastic about wind farms. I respect his willingness to stand up and be counted for what he believes - which is more than you can say for some others who say one thing to one audience and the opposite t0 another.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-4759411903209649642008-12-08T19:24:00.000+01:002008-12-08T19:24:00.000+01:00Out of interest Glyn, have you discussed all this ...Out of interest Glyn, have you discussed all this with the Montgomeryshire AM? And if so, how on earth does he defend this madness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com