Hydro Plant celebrates 40 years service
Fri, 02 Apr 2021
Manx Utilities’ Sulby Hydro-electric station is celebrating a milestone of service to the Island. The renewable energy power station located in the Tholt-y-Will quarry has been helping the Isle of Man play its role in addressing climate change for 40 years. The station comprises two turbines that were commissioned in 1981 and 1983 and since that time have produced more than 120 Gigawatt hours (120 million kWh) of sustainable energy for the Island. The equivalent diesel generation would require 30 million litres of fuel or around 1,500 road tanker deliveries which would produce 80,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. In an average year, the station contributes over 3 Gigawatt hours of energy to the Manx grid which is enough to power 1,000 homes. The majority of this energy is consumed by commercial customers who have an operational model which requires the use of green energy.