tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post6510577066572959162..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: Uglification of the Montgomeryshire Uplands.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-64621252776860224612009-03-11T18:28:00.000+01:002009-03-11T18:28:00.000+01:00Draig - I spoke with National Grid yesterday, and ...Draig - I spoke with National Grid yesterday, and was told that they have not taken a decision about which direction the transmission line will exit Montgomeryshire - South, East or North. East seems obvious to me, but maybe there's anticipation of the row it would cause. Apparantly a commissioned report was presented last month, and its not yet decided how much of it is going to be made public. National Grid intend to install a link from West Montgomeryshire to the network by 2016.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-85471918855356900822009-03-09T19:39:00.000+01:002009-03-09T19:39:00.000+01:00Here's an internal National Grid document which ma...Here's an internal National Grid document which makes clear that the intended connection point is the Legacy substation near wrexham. It's a little technical but it'll tell you a little about what they're thinking...<BR/><BR/>http://www.nationalgrid.com/NR/rdonlyres/17667FB3-7686-4803-8488-EE0663899FF6/17994/MidWalesUserWorkshop.pdf<BR/><BR/> If you know where the line is proposed to start (Carno?) and plot a line to Legacy you'll have a rough idea of the route corridor. <BR/><BR/> For the record I'm pro-wind but think they're going about this in totally the wrong way. Good luck!Draighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816626923689138393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-23925202630833747182009-03-08T19:15:00.000+01:002009-03-08T19:15:00.000+01:00Draig - I do not believe that they have, which is ...Draig - I do not believe that they have, which is why the earliest date for going active is 2015/16. I had aranged a meeting with National Grid last month, but unfortunately had to cry off at the last minute. At present we do not know where the connection point to the Grid is, or the line of the cable. When the preferred line is announced, the opposition will really take off.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-77820204913000047292009-03-08T15:21:00.000+01:002009-03-08T15:21:00.000+01:00Glyn Have they not released a Route Corridor yet ...Glyn <BR/><BR/> Have they not released a Route Corridor yet then? I know they've undertaken a feasibility study of some kind since around 2007 or even before...Draighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816626923689138393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-17425895192449107732009-03-08T14:13:00.000+01:002009-03-08T14:13:00.000+01:00Glyn,I've always felt that the answer to 'green' e...Glyn,<BR/><BR/>I've always felt that the answer to 'green' energy is not massive, intrusive structures and their serving pylons but thousands of small installation all over the UK. These would permit the installers to use their own power when needed and divert any excess to the National Grid through existing connections. The principal thing holding this back is the derisory payments by the energy companies for supplies to their ssytem. This makes the whole enterprise uneconomic. <BR/><BR/>JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-90813370139142883532009-03-08T10:49:00.000+01:002009-03-08T10:49:00.000+01:00Draig - If it connects to the Grid near Wrexham, i...Draig - If it connects to the Grid near Wrexham, its likely that the intention is that line will run along the Vyrnwy Valley. There will be a massive uprising of anger. At present the earliest date by which this line will be 'active' is 2016 - and I wouldn't put too much money on it by then.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-65800825852690916572009-03-08T00:06:00.000+01:002009-03-08T00:06:00.000+01:00If Dewi (Llwyd I'm assuming here) believes that Py...If Dewi (Llwyd I'm assuming here) believes that Pylons are wandering off topic when it comes to wind farms, all it shows is his lack of understanding of the way wind energy works - especially in mid wales. <BR/><BR/> The fact that a 400kv pylon will be required into mid-wales tells us that wind is not the "green" resource many trump it to be - at least not on this scale. The reason that Montgomeryshire will have so many (and so big) wind farms is because it serves the imperatives of a centralised and outdated National Grid. They won't invest in building a new Grid connection without enough capacity. <BR/><BR/> The Welsh Assembly have probably known about this pylon for years. I will guess that it'll generate significant local resistance. My understanding is that the Pylon terminates at the Legacy substation in Wrexham.Draighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816626923689138393noreply@blogger.com