Does the Isle of Man import energy from the UK?

The Isle of Man currently imports all of its energy from the UK (with the exception of what is produced from Sulby). In all future models, the Isle of Man remains dependent on GB for the provision of baseload. This is the case even where capacity is increased by building excess renewables, as the stabilisation is still provided by interconnectors.

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Could the Isle of Man re-import electricity from an offshore wind farm?

With interconnectors the Isle of Man could re-import electricity generated from an offshore wind farm, allowing GB to manage the balancing. This would likely result in much lower costs to consumers. CFDs are not currently open to the Isle of Man as it is not part of the UK.

Can wind power be exported from the Isle of man to GB?

Given the high proportion of wind being installed in both UK and Irish waters over the next ten – thirty years (see Fig. 9 and Fig. 10) there may be limited opportunity to export power generated from offshore wind from the Isle of Man to GB, if it has to be brought onto the island first.

Can pumped hydro storage be used on the Isle of Man?

Due to geography, these countries have fantastic potential for pumped hydro storage, which is the cheapest storage medium due to its relatively high efficiency. Such options are not available on the Isle of Man and the island would have to utilise sea water instead.