‘Let us go green’
Saturday 12th April 2008, 9:29AM BST.
ENVIRONMENTAL factors should be a consideration when deciding how electricity is produced, according to the island’s supplier.
Guernsey Electricity is mandated to provide power from the cheapest source, but this has recently led to a surge in carbon emissions as it burns more oil instead of importing electricity through the cable link.
That tends to come from low- or zero-carbon sources such as nuclear. ‘Since the cable link was commissioned, it has generally been cheaper to import than to generate on-island during the peak months. As a result our carbon emissions have fallen significantly,’ said managing director Ian Watson (pictured).
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