asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for (a) the year ended 31st March, 1944, and (b) the year ended 31st March, 1945, the cost per unit of electricity generated at (1) Ardnacrusha; (2) the Pigeon House, Dublin; and (3) the Liffey plant; and, further, to state the total number of units generated and sold to date from the Liffey plant.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Production of Electricity.
The costs per unit of electricity generated are as follows:—
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Year ended 31/3/1944. |
Year ended. 31/3/1945. |
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Ardnacrusha |
.2947d. |
.3024d. |
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Pigeon House |
1.0168d. |
1.5164d. |
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Liffey Plant |
1.1201d. |
.7162d. |
These costs include operation, fuel, maintenance and repair, depreciation, interest and sinking fund, together with local supervision and superintendence. They do not include any apportionment of general administrative and overhead expenditure.
In regard to the Liffey plant, as the station is still under construction and, therefore, only partly capitalised and partly productive, the costs as shown are not a guide to the unit cost when the station is in full commission. The total number of units generated to 1st December, 1945, from the Liffey plant is 30,582,420.