Electricity produced to charge electric cars is causing pollution

If that is the case, I have seen on several occasions in the past few weeks black smoke absolutely billowing out of the power station chimneys, so how can that not be as bad as pollution from cars?

Also, I must be very thick but I was under the impression that after spending millions on a cable link we wouldn’t be using our power station to actually produce the electricity.

Also, is there not a law on wood-burning stoves and to what sort of wood they can burn?

Walking down Nocq Road and various other roads on a damp evening you get choked to death by the black, acrid smoke pouring out of at least three houses – no wonder people get chest infections.

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Editor’s footnote: a spokesperson from Guernsey Electricity replies:

Thank you for the opportunity to reply to your reader’s letter.

Since 2001, Guernsey Electricity has been importing low carbon electricity via the undersea cable from France, and since 2013 this has been a guaranteed mix of hydro and nuclear power.

In the summer, the subsea cable provides all of the island’s electricity needs but, at times, when demand exceeds its capacity, for example in peak times in winter periods, the Vale power station is used as a top-up of electricity to meet demand and as a back-up to ensure security of supply.

Electric vehicles are typically charged overnight, at off-peak (low rate) times when we are not reliant upon the power station.

Furthermore, since January, the source of this imported electricity has been switched to be generated from 100% renewable energy sources in Europe such as hydropower, solar power and wind power.

Guernsey Electricity’s long-term strategy is to continue to invest in and plan for a further direct cable link to France, which will further reduce our reliance on the power station and provide resilience.