asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state the number of units generated by each Electricity Supply Board station in 1957, 1958 and 1959, respectively, the motive power used in each, and the capital cost and the cost per unit of such power generated expressed in relation to (a) capital cost only and (b) capital generating and any other costs involved.
Written Answers. - Costs of Electricity Generation.
79.
The reply is set out in the following tabular statements:—
YEAR, 1956-57.
|
Station |
Fuel |
Generated Million Units |
Capital Cost |
Annual Capital Charges (Interest and Sinking Fund) |
Capital Charges plus depreciation and other generation costs |
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|
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
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|
North Wall |
Oil |
91.789 |
2,077,800 |
5.432 |
92,500 |
.242 |
496,500 |
1.298 |
|
Marine |
Coal/Oil |
243.274 |
3,623,200 |
3.574 |
160,400 |
.158 |
986,500 |
.973 |
|
Ringsend |
do. |
267.586 |
6,241,800 |
5.598 |
273,600 |
.245 |
1,168,000 |
1.047 |
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
124.273 |
1,505,900 |
2.908 |
66,800 |
.129 |
594,600 |
1.148 |
|
Allenwood |
do. |
191.283 |
2,472,900 |
3.103 |
109,600 |
.138 |
921,100 |
1.156 |
|
Pigeon House |
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|
(Stand-by) |
Coal/Oil |
33.640 |
2,055,900 |
14.667 |
91,400 |
.652 |
494,800 |
3.530 |
|
Shannon |
Water |
366.943 |
5,259,000 |
3.439 |
233,400 |
.153 |
390,100 |
.255 |
|
Erne |
do. |
275.186 |
7,565,300 |
6.598 |
291,500 |
.254 |
444,500 |
.388 |
|
Liffey |
do. |
46.695 |
1,862,600 |
9.573 |
82,600 |
.425 |
146,500 |
.753 |
YEAR, 1957-58
|
Station |
Fuel |
Generated Million Units |
Capital Cost |
Annual Capital Charges (Interest and Sinking Fund) |
Capital Charges plus depreciation and other generation costs |
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|
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
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|
North Wall |
Oil |
45.620 |
2,080,400 |
10.945 |
93,000 |
.489 |
374,800 |
1.972 |
|
Marina |
Coal/Oil |
203.906 |
3,660,700 |
4.309 |
162,800 |
.192 |
989,000 |
1.164 |
|
Ringsend |
do. |
291.065 |
6,309,700 |
5.203 |
277,900 |
.229 |
1,383,200 |
1.141 |
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
138.310 |
1,506,200 |
2.614 |
67,100 |
.116 |
600,000 |
1.041 |
|
Allenwood |
do. |
230.753 |
2,474,700 |
2.573 |
110,100 |
.115 |
1,022,400 |
1.063 |
|
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
133.872 |
3,587,800 |
6.432 |
163,300 |
.293 |
632,600 |
1.134 |
|
Four 5 M.W. Stations |
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|
Cahirciveen |
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|
Screeb |
Sod Peat |
22.184 |
1,355,600 |
14.666 |
36,000 |
.389 |
167,700 |
1.814 |
|
Miltown-Malbay |
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Gweedore |
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|
Pigeon House |
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|
(Stand-by) |
Coal/Oil |
3.246 |
2,119,900 |
156.739 |
97,300 |
7.194 |
313,600 |
23.186 |
|
Shannon |
Hydro |
310.097 |
5,259,700 |
4.071 |
234,400 |
.181 |
391,000 |
.302 |
|
Erne |
do. |
275.797 |
7,578,200 |
6.595 |
293,400 |
.255 |
452,200 |
.394 |
|
Liffey |
do. |
48.270 |
1,865,600 |
9,275 |
83,100 |
.413 |
146,200 |
.727 |
|
Lee (Part year) |
do. |
68.142 |
4,283,300 |
15.086 |
113,700 |
.400 |
162,700 |
.573 |
YEAR, 1958-59
|
Station |
Fuel |
Generated Million Units |
Capital Cost |
Annual Capital Charges (Interest and Sinking Fund) |
Capital Charges plus depreciation and other generation costs |
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|
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
Total£ |
(Pence)per unit |
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|
North Wall |
Oil |
60.791 |
2,084,500 |
8.230 |
93,200 |
.368 |
393,800 |
1.555 |
|
Marina |
Coal/Oil |
234.436 |
3,661,100 |
3.748 |
163,700 |
.168 |
972,400 |
.995 |
|
Ringsend |
Coal/Oil |
359.399 |
6,320,100 |
4.220 |
279,800 |
.187 |
1,477,700 |
.987 |
|
Arigna (part year) |
Coal |
22.007 |
648,200 |
7.069 |
36,800 |
.401 |
122,300 |
1.334 |
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
67.685 |
1,506,200 |
5.341 |
67,100 |
.238 |
421,400 |
1.494 |
|
Allenwood |
do. |
77.945 |
2,471,100 |
7.609 |
110,200 |
.339 |
579,200 |
1.783 |
|
Lanesborough |
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|
(part year) |
do. |
21.246 |
877,300 |
9.910 |
49,800 |
.563 |
155,600 |
1.758 |
|
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
233.953 |
3,896,700 |
3.997 |
174,200 |
.179 |
928,700 |
.952 |
|
Four 5 M.W. Stations |
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|
Cahirciveen |
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|
Miltown-Malbay |
Sod Peat |
16.712 |
1,413,600 |
20.301 |
70,000 |
1.005 |
209,300 |
3.006 |
|
Screeb |
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Gweedore |
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|
Pigeon House |
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|
(Stand-by) |
Coal/Oil |
18.568 |
2,160,100 |
27.920 |
102,600 |
1.326 |
351,800 |
4.547 |
|
Shannon |
Hydro |
362.248 |
5,257,800 |
3.482 |
234,700 |
.155 |
398,900 |
.264 |
|
Erne |
do. |
267.070 |
7,577,300 |
6.800 |
293,600 |
.264 |
452,300 |
.406 |
|
Liffey |
do. |
57.705 |
1,867,100 |
7.765 |
83,200 |
.346 |
146,800 |
.611 |
|
Lee |
do. |
93.877 |
4,511,300 |
11.533 |
222,900 |
.570 |
310,400 |
.794 |