Mr. Garrett Blaney:

It is an interesting question. We are interested in cost, which is a big issue for us in everything, including the sort of renewable technologies that are being used. What is interesting about microgeneration is that cost differences have significantly decreased and microgeneration is probably a lot cheaper today than it was even five or ten years ago. It may be that its time is coming. Maybe microgeneration is the new lowest-cost renewable technology for the future. That is very much a question for the Minister and for renewable policy. The North-South interconnector is neutral on it. It allows for better flows of electricity across the island. I cannot see how it would have any adverse effect on microgeneration. I am not sure that it has any particular positive benefits, other than allowing it to be a little more efficient if there is a surplus of microgeneration. The difference, one way or another, for microgeneration is not particularly measurable.