On this months Planning Agenda at WTC – F/YR18/0881F 4 x Gas Powered Generators to be installed on the Aaron Road Industrial Estate.
I’ve looked at this application and it tickets all the boxes OK, they’ve done ‘noise/sound’ mathematics which all comes out well within H&S Specifications.
These 4 Gas Powered (Gas from the mains) will produce some 10 MegaWatts of power, not a big number in electrical power terms.
(For illustration CAT 2.5 MW Generator – Runs at approx. 47% efficiency)
The generators the applicant says will be used for standby generation when the ‘Grid’ requires it…..under normal circumstances will not be used at night-time.
We all expect to flick a switch / put the kettle on / power up computers at an instant – that all takes power generation.
The 4 generators will be in self contained units.
An industrial site is the best place for these small power plants….
As an example only a 10 MW will power roughly 1,000 to 1,500 households depending on consumption of course.
