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andMonymusk
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WAPA
WestAberdeenshirePylon
Ac3on
(Alford,Keig,Whitehouse)
WelcomeYou
MonymuskHall
7pmto8:30pm
Wed5thOctober
Consult:Themeaningof?
! Togetinforma3onoradvice
! Whichinvolveslistening
! ItistheacceptedviewthatSSEare
tellingnotlisteningnothaveany
inten3ontolisten!
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Alandscapeworthpreserving:ThankstoDavidHawson
Aqualityoflifeworthprotec3ng
Wehavetoberealis3c;thisisgoingtohappen
DriverswithEmergingclarity:
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Demand
Renewables
"  CheviottheStagandtheBlackBlackOil
"  StatuswithSSE
"  Strategy:?
ThereareThreedrivers
!  Animmediateandcri3callackofgenera3ngcapacitywithin
UKgivenprematureclosureofcoalfiredsta3onsdrivenby
EECregula3ons
!  ScoVshGovernment:
#  ItappearstheGovernmentofScotlandisrelentlesslypursuingaheadlong
driveforrenewableswhichisbeingplacedaheadofpreservingqualityoflife,
environmentandourcountryside
!  Transmissionproviders:
Na3onalGrid/SSE/SHET/SHETL/SHEPL?
#  TheseareprivatelistedCompaniesdrivenby:profit
#  Theywillseektogenerate/sell/transmitelectricitythroughScotlandto
Southernmarkets
#  Thistheywillseektodoascheaplyaspossibleusingtherouteofleast
resistancetomaximiseprofit
Whoarewedealingwith?
UKwide:TheNa3onalGrid
! “WeownandoperatethetransmissionnetworkinEnglandand
Wales;weoperate,butdonotown,theScoCshnetworks”
! TherearecurrentlytwoTransmissionOperators(TOs)
permi^edtodevelop,operateandmaintainhighvoltage
systemsinScotland:Theseare:
! ScoVshPowerTransmissionLimitedforsouthernScotland
! ScoVshHydroElectricTransmissionplcfornorthern
ScotlandandScoVshislands
SOUTHERNCORRIDOR
NEWPART,SOUTHCORRIDOR
RenewableEnergy
! Aclutchofmassiverenewableprojects,let’s
considerthevaryingtechnologiesbeingused:
! TheScoCshProjects:
# BOWL:BeatriceOffshoreWind
# Maygen:PentlandFirth
# WesternLink
! Contrast:thevaryingmethodsoftranspor3ngthepower
# MenaiStrait
# TunnellinginLondon
! Consider:thesourcesoftheinvestment
# HeavyinForeigninvestors
BeatriceOffshoreWindLtd
•  £2.6BnOuterMorayFirth
(BOWL)
•  84turbinesproducing588MW
•  SSEis40%owner(and
operator)
•  CIP(Copenhagen
InfrastructurePartners,a
Danishfundis35%
•  SDICPower,aChinesestate
companyis25%partner.
•  SDICappearstobeworth
£53Bn
BOWL(cont’d)
! Powerfromthisprojectistobeconnectedtothegrid
atKeithviasubmarinecabletoBuckieonwardsto
Keith/BlackhillockandthenceKintore/Leylodge
! InSSE’swords:“isexpectedtopowerapproximately
450,000homes(aroundthree3mesthenumberof
homesintheMorayandHighlandregions)”-sothat
meansthatthegenera3onwillhavetobeexportedto
SouthfromKeith.
MEYGEN(seabed)PentlandFirth
•  Meygenhassecureda
15MWconnec3ontothe
localdistribu3onnetwork
managedbyScoVshHydro
ElectricPowerDistribu3on
plc.(SHEPD).
•  Meygenhasalsosecureda
furtherconnec3ontothe
highvoltagetransmission
networkwithScoVshHydro
ElectricTransmissionLtd.
(SHETL).
WesternLink
•  Na3onalGridandScoVshPower
Transmissionhavecometogether
inajointventuretobuildthe
WesternLink,a£1billionproject
whichwillhelptobringrenewable
energyfromScotlandtohomes
andbusinessesinWalesand
England.
•  Construc3onoftheWesternLinkis
beingcarriedoutbyaconsor3um
ofSiemensandPrysmian
WesternLink(cont’d)
! Approximately4kmofhighvoltagedirectcurrent
subseacabletoa‘landfall’atArdneilBay
! Asubseamarinecableapproximately385kmlong
fromArdneilBaytoLeasoweontheWirralpeninsula
! Anundergroundhighvoltagecableofapproximately
33kmthroughtheWirralpeninsula
Na3onalGrid:MenaiStraight
AtunnelundertheMenaiStraitissettocost
£100mandtakeuptofiveyearstocomplete.
Na3onalGridsaiditwoulduseunderground
cablesinsteadofpylonsbetweenAngleseyand
themainlandinGwynedd.
ItsaidthiswouldprotecttheMenai
Strait'snaturalbeauty.
!  PlaidCymruMPforArfonHywelWilliamsand
AMSianGwenllianhavemetwithNa3onalGrid
bossestopushforundergroundingthe
remaining1kmofelectricityconnec3on,for
whichpylonsarecurrentlyproposed.
Na3onalGrid:Londontunnelling
! HereinLondon,wearediggingthroughLondon
clay
! ButatNa3onalGridwedohaveanexper3seinthat
! Thisprojectfor34kmhastakenabouteightyears.
WhyareSSEreluctanttousethe
Technologiesbeingusedelsewhere?
! COST=Profit
! EASE
Wehavetomakethempay
heed!
CheviottheStagandTheBlackBlack
Oil:AplaybyJohnMcGrath
! Andwhatarewele\with?
! MassiveinfrastructuredespoilingScotland’s
uniqueandworldfamouslandscape
! Howmanypermanentjobsareleoaoer
construc3onphase?Notmany!
! Wheredotheprofitsgo?Elsewhere!!!
! Hencemy(personal)viewthatthisisthe4thand
asyetunwri^enchapterofTheCheviot,TheStag
andTheBlackBlackOil!
StatuswithSSE
•  August16thSSEissuesreportinresponsetoconsulta3ons:
–  Nothingchanges,selectedcorridor:thisavailableonourwebsite
•  Holyroodmee3nglateSeptember2016
–  FacilitatedbyAlexanderBurne^;veryinformalanda^endedbyBillHendersonand
8repsfromSSE.Lateinviteandwewerecaught“offbalance”8to1poorBill
–  SSEstatedthattheyweregivenastrongsteerfromGovernmentandCouncilsnotto
putcommunityagainstcommunity!Andtousetheirpreferredroute
–  Notsurewetrustthisnorunderstandthelogicandarepursingaccesstothedetails
viaFreedomofInforma3on
–  Hence:theSoutherncorridoravoidingA96corridorandInverurie?
•  Splitconsulta3onlate2015early2016:
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WhydidSSEsplittheSouthernCorridorconsulta3onmee3ngtoincludeSauchenand
MidmarpreXmas15andMonymuskinMarch2016inessencecontradic3ngthe“strong
steer”andseVngCommuni3esagainsteachother?Thistheydid!
•  StoriesdifferfromMarch:
–  AttheMarch2016SSEpublicmee3ngandonbeingques3onedGreigTaylortheSSE
ProjectManager:
•  StatedthattheA96corridorwasn’tsuitable“aswecan’tgetpastInverurie”
•  DemandinAberdeenareaduetocon3nuedexpansion!
•  IncomingpowerfromanupgradedHydrosystemintheWest
WearebeingsteamrolledbyBigBusinessand
uncaringGovernment:
Whattodo?
!  HerculeanTask!
!  Weneedmorehelpforthesmallbandofcore
volunteers:Ideas?
!  Weneedtomobilise(allofus,“Enmass”)
#  WritetoNicolaSturgeon
#  WritetoRuthDavidson
#  MP’s,MSP’s(seeseparatehandoutandontheWEBpage)
#  SeektoengageamajorPresscampaign:
#  TheTimes,ScotsmanandGlasgowheraldand
theRedTops
Focus/emphasisofourle^ers
!  Big(SSE)businessridingroughshodoversmallandisolated
Communi3es
!  SelfinterestoverwishesandwelfareoftheCommuni3es
!  ScoVshGovernment:
#  ItappearstheGovernmentofScotlandisrelentlesslypursuingaheadlong
driveforrenewableswhichisbeingplacedaheadofpreservingqualityoflife,
environmentandourcountryside
!  Transmissionproviders:
Na3onalGrid/SSE/SHET/SHETL/SHEPL?
#  TheseareprivatelistedCompaniesdrivenby:profit
#  Theywillseektogenerate/sell/transmitelectricitythroughScotlandto
Southernmarkets
#  Thistheywillseektodoascheaplyaspossibleusingtherouteofleast
resistancetomaximiseprofit