Post #2245577
2026-05-08 08:43 UTC
Ronaldsway's primary radar has been dark since November 2025. Nobody said anything publicly for five months.
Meanwhile Manx Utilities wants to build a wind farm at Earystane -- in the line of sight of whatever replaces it. The headline cost is £36-40m. The final bill is unknown.
Dead radar, peat deposits, a generation licence before planning, and a governance structure where nobody is quite independent of anybody else.
Full piece -- read or listen (~12 mins): (1/2)
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@alan@lighthouse.co.im 2026-05-08 08:43
https://haunted.lighthouse.co.im/articles/can-the-isle-of-man-actually-afford-earystane/ #IsleOfMan #Energy #Infrastructure #DigitalSovereignty (2/2)