The graph below provides an indication of the capital costs that would be required, at five yearly intervals, should all assets be owned by ''Guernsey'' either through the States of Guernsey or
Once all proposed assets are fully operational, the offshore wind array would supply between 46% and 55% of Guernsey''s electricity needs, with the cables to France supplying
Our analysis indicates that the volume of BESS projects already in the planning system is sufficient to meet the 2035 target, let alone the 2030 goal. Among the developers
The envisaged Guernsey Electricity (GE) trajectory means investments in infrastructure and cost of operations could rise. But there is an ongoing debate as to how all this will pan out.
GUERNSEY could be using large grid-scale batteries to store energy as early as 2030 – despite the island''s draft electricity strategy stating
GUERNSEY could be using large grid-scale batteries to store energy as early as 2030 – despite the island''s draft electricity strategy stating they would not be ''cost optimal''.
The demand for hydrocarbon fuels will reduce over time and the way that fuels are shipped has been changing; hydrocarbon fuels will be needed in smaller volumes to power the Island in
The strategy outlines that Guernsey will achieve these aims by creating more renewable energy in the form of both solar and offshore wind arrays, and by installing a
Guernsey''s on-Island power grid is the infrastructure that is key to delivering the low carbon energy future for Guernsey and every customer''s growing electricity needs. There are ways to
To direct the Committee for Economic Development to bring back proposals for direction to the Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority that align with the strategic
In 2019 Guernsey acknowledged that there was a climate crisis and added climate change as a priority policy area in the Future Guernsey Plan. Guernsey had not, at that point, committed to
