Yes, we knows it!
We knows it because we reads the precious notices, don't we...
Yes, and we reads all of each notice.
No more nasty buy-backs!
Best Wishes
Paper Tiger
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Yes, we knows it!
We knows it because we reads the precious notices, don't we...
Yes, and we reads all of each notice.
No more nasty buy-backs!
Best Wishes
Paper Tiger
Thanks for this info Marilyn. There are a couple of points I would like clarification on though. Through some of my slightly lazy internet research.
http://new.abb.com/systems/hvdc/references/new-Zealand
we are told the DC link is a 610-km long inter-island HVDC transmission system, between Benmore substation on the South Island and Haywards substation north of Wellington.
Those power pylons marching across the Port Hills, as you put it, that you say come from Manapouri. All fair enough. But as they are north of the start point of the DC link at Benmore, I don't understand the relevance to Dr Patrick Stranges point, that you also quote, about the DC link being sufficient to transmit the Manapouri power North.
The relevant point as I see it, is how does the Manapouri power get to the Benmore node? What Dr Patrick Strange said can still be entirely true, even if no link between Manapouri and Benmore currently exists.
What got me thinking about this was the CEN monthly power data release for March 2014.
https://www.nzx.com/files/attachments/192636.pdf
The first few pages in this seem to be a picture of the entire power system, not just Contact. Page 6 shows a diagram of the GWh produced in the North island covering three years and alongside that the total GWh produced in the South Island excluding Tiwai (my bold). Why would Tiwai be excluded, which as I see it means by implication not relevant, if Tiwai is connected to the grid?
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