"Green" policies are destroying this country

Oh ok.

So you reckon if the UK stop imports of gas to Ireland (post 2025) sure we can just get electricity off them!

Firstly they will also be using gas to generate electricity, so might not have enough “spare” to look after ourselves (We won’t as we will have no gas to do this, we will just have brownouts thanks to government policy and green policys that the little cohort on here cheer on).

Secondly, what exactly do you think the capacity of the interconnectors is? How much electricity do you think we can import all at once and for how long 🧐

I’d say it’s a universe that suffers from regular rolling brownouts anyway.

Oh I don’t know maybe develop barryroe? Or **** I don’t know look for more gas fields in Irish waters?

I’ve explained all this to you and your cohort many times now.

You didn’t answer what the total capacity of the existing interconnectors are? or do you have any idea?

The Celtic interconnector won’t be built until 2026.

We have the greens in government atm stating that the development of new conventional generation (including gas-fired and gasoil/distillate-fired generation) is a national priority and should be permitted and supported, including the development of circa "2,000 MW of flexible gas-fired generation capacity in order to ensure security of electricity supply and facilitate the target of up to 80% renewable electricity generation by 2030". These projects will be increasingly dependent on imported natural gas supplies from the UK

And all this in the face of the fact that the UK supply of natural gas can no longer be guaranteed and is not secure. With the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities stating that Ireland's energy security has previously been guaranteed by access to gas supplies from the UK, but Brexit has now put an end to that supply being secure . And this in addition to rising costs and potential scarcity of imported gas in the face of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the scrabble for natural gas supplies within Europe.

And still we have these same green advocates doubling down on that  and claiming we shouldn't use existing but untapped reserves or even avail of the EU agreed program on imported US Liquid Natural Gas.

And  on top of that lunacy we have some greens here saying we won't need imported gas at all and all we need to do is add more renewables despite the fact  that  although we can generate up to 5,000 megawatts using wind energy,  on  quiet days only a fraction of that is delivered. "Quiet days" which can  last weeks in winter, and as the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has  recently pointed out "ensuring the lights stay on" means using coal- and gas-generated electricity. 

But fear not all is in hand. Despite electricity prices already being marked for dramatic rises - Mr Ryan of the greens is signing off legislation so that everyone will get 200 euro to make everything ok.

Unfortunately that type of tokenism won't help those who are already being feked by other green projects previously lauded such as the Carlinn Hall development launched in 2007 by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan and which was billed as ‘the estate of the future’ with A-rated homes and a communal heating scheme which has residents energy bills now hitting the roof

And all this goes to show that the greens here really don't have a clue

But sure it'll all be grand. We've got candles ...

If Mr Ryan gets his finger out of his hole - it is reckoned that gas could start to be pumped before the Corrib gas field is depleted.

And no its not posters here saying the Moffat pipeline is risky - the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has clearly stated that Ireland must build import terminals to ship and store gas because current gas supply arrangements from the UK are no longer secure.

And we know we need natural gas to provide enegy for development of new conventional generation (including gas-fired and gasoil/distillate-fired generation) as pushed by the green party in government, to ensure security of electricity supply and facilitate the target of up to 80% renewable electricity generation by 2030.

And for those with their heads in the sand - that now means either our own natural gas and or imported LNG.

How much solar will be on the grid in 2026? How much power will it deliver in the middle of winter which would coincide with a period of low wind?

Of course I’m going with a worse case scenario that’s how you plan for most eventualities.

The risk of the UK hoarding gas at the expense of ourselves to keep their own population warm and with electricity- in the midst of gas shortages is quite high I would’ve though, or are you depending on their compassion?

Thankfully the CER agrees with me and other like minded realistic green individuals, and not the likes of you and some of the other renegade Green Party devotees on here.

And in social houses where they are installing heat pumps etc that have top up electricity meters there is now a panic and added expense at the realisation if someone doesn’t top up their meter the heat pumps will stop running and boom.

More money on top of rip off installations all at the expense of tax payers who can’t afford to get anything similar in their own houses.