Energy news in general

njm123

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

Just wait til some bright spark at the regulator gets the bright idea of transferring the cost of paying this onto the standing charge.

QrizB

TroubledTarts said:

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

Looks like a horribly low figure to put up with a pylon that close.

500 metres? Half a kilometre? Not what I'd normally call "close".

Sea_Shell

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

...and after 10 years??

Doc_N

Sea_Shell said:

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

...and after 10 years??

You’re probably not going to be around to worry about it because of the deleterious impact of high voltage lines in such close proximity.

HillStreetBlues

njm123 said:

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

Just wait til some bright spark at the regulator gets the bright idea of transferring the cost of paying this onto the standing charge.

Didn't take long
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Scot_39

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

What's it going to do to resale value though ?

Gerry1

Scot_39 said:

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

What's it going to do to resale value though ?

You won't have to worry about estate agent's fees... no-one will want to buy it.

QrizB

Gerry1 said:

Scot_39 said:

molerat said:

Bill reductions for those within 500m of new pylons to ease planning objections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd49dxyxxo

Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year.

What's it going to do to resale value though ?

You won't have to worry about estate agent's fees... no-one will want to buy it.

Until quite recently my parents had a house that was maybe 150m from a 132kV line. After a while you barely noticed it.

t0rt0ise

They can put one on my balcony if they like!

mmmmikey

We have a choice. Pylons are unsightly but relatively inexpensive whereas underground cables are unobtrusive but costly. We can't have our cake and eat it. Pylons may devalue a relatively small number of adjacent properties but not providing adequate electricity supply will devalue properties in whole regions. There are no easy answers but lots to complain about. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs and you can't update the energy infrastructure to meet the needs of the 21st century without upsetting people, but it needs to be done so let's get on with it.