SSP estimate for UK power grid

> From: Ian Woollard
> The basic for dummies approach primarily has to answer the question of
> how much it actually costs to set up; not the total spend,

What's the difference?

> the total spend makes people go white

It's money we spend anyway. We spend that much on fuel every 11 years. We
can continue as we have or use it for SSP; but the money will be spent
either way. With SSP, we don't have to repeat the process.

> but the maximum amount that the business

Government is not a business, and spends money on many things that never
have and never will show a profit. And they will do this happily, as long as
they get something useful out.

> is in the hole is much more important
> (~5-~10 billion) from a financing point of view

That woudl be a useful and more palitable number, but it depends on a great
many trade offs. It's also vaulnerable to simple counter attack. "You said
it would only cost 20 - but your own figures have a total cost ten times
that!" If that sound byte gets out before people could be convinced about
the fundimental benifits, I am concerned the scheme would be canceled
without further thought.