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Domestic wind turbine near ESB line

  • 06-06-2011 1:58pm
    #1
    leonardermo
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi, could anyone tell me what are the restrictions on placing a domestic wind turbine tower near an ESB power line.The site I have in mind is approx 7 metres (horizontally) from a single insulated power line which crosses my back garden.
    Obviously I would have to restrict the height of the tower to a length that would not catch the line if it were ever to fall.Thanks.


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  • #2
    quentingargan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭quentingargan


    leonardermo wrote: »
    Hi, could anyone tell me what are the restrictions on placing a domestic wind turbine tower near an ESB power line.The site I have in mind is approx 7 metres (horizontally) from a single insulated power line which crosses my back garden.
    Obviously I would have to restrict the height of the tower to a length that would not catch the line if it were ever to fall.Thanks.
    Curiously, last time I looked, there were no guidelines in this respect in the planning exemptions for domestic turbines, but there were for commercial or farm planning exemptions (which allow a taller tower).

    In the case of commercial turbines, the distance was 20m. I attach both planning exemption documents. Q


  • #3
    quentingargan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭quentingargan


    Oops. Wrong attachment on that last post. These are the domestic exemptions...


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,408 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Was just about to post that ^ :)


  • #5
    leonardermo
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭leonardermo


    Thanks for that,I couldn't find any reference either including on the ESB Networks site.I guess if the tower and turbine are short enough to clear the wire in a worst case senario plus the fact the wire is insulated then there should be no cause for concern.
    Has anyone come across a home turbine set up that close to ESB wires before?


  • #6
    quentingargan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭quentingargan


    I'm not sure what the concern is that would affect electricity cables. However, there have been cases of low-quality turbines which lost control and blew to smithereens. That might be the issue that was concerning planners.

    Provided you are buying a rugged and well made machine, this shouldn't be an issue.


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  • #7
    leonardermo
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭leonardermo


    quentingargan wrote: »
    I'm not sure what the concern is that would affect electricity cables. However, there have been cases of low-quality turbines which lost control and blew to smithereens. That might be the issue that was concerning planners.

    Provided you are buying a rugged and well made machine, this shouldn't be an issue.
    Thanks for that.The plan is to build a Hugh Piggott style machine, if they're not rugged enough , I don't know what is.


  • #8
    quentingargan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭quentingargan


    Great. Good luck with the build!

    Quentin.


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