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    #5462
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,718 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401714#Comment_122401714

    Why on Earth would Ireland want to build an energy interconnector to
    Spain? The distance to France is shorter, their energy is cleaner and
    they can generate non-fossil electricity just as well on calm winter
    nights as on sunny/windy summer days.

    We are already building an interconnector to France, the Celtic Interconnector.

    You want to connect to different countries to add diversity and redundancy to your supply.

    Look at the UK, they have 6 interconnectors to 5 different countries. Including very long ones to Norway and Denmark. Why do they could just build 6 interconnectors between Dover and Calais if short distance was the only concern?

    BTW In addition to the current new France and UK interconnectors currently being built, we are considering future ones to Belgium and Netherlands, all to add diversity. Those are likely to come ahead of a Spanish one.



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    #5463
    Shoog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,038 ✭✭✭Shoog


    Renewables only make sense with massive and diverse interconnects.



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