Ms Ellvena Graham:

Given that it is renewable energy, there may be subsidies available. I do not know what would happen, as that would be a policy decision. It would be hard to say what the cost would be, but at the moment it could cost money just to convert the plant, and we would have to pay to import biomass, so there would be an additional cost. That said, we are paying to import coal as well, but it is important not to lose sight of those two things.

Deputy Ellis asked me about pay-as-you-go meters. We have 60,000 of those at the moment and we do not have any plans of which I am aware to stop having them. We find they are useful. The Deputy asked about disconnections.

Disconnecting somebody is always a last resort. If the customer engages with the ESB, the ESB will not disconnect them. The ESB wants to engage with customers, as it is a hassle to disconnect and then have to reconnect again, and nobody wants to go through that. If a customer engages meaningfully with the ESB then disconnection would be absolutely the last resort.