pauluk - the island has its fair share of thunderstorms, most of them tend to stay just offshore thankfully. Wind is plentiful here, which is nice when you have a traction kite! The map is slightly inaccurate in that it shows the island as being part of the UK, which it is not. The island has its own government (the oldest democracy in the world) and is classed as being part of Great Britain, not the UK, or the European Union come to think of it.
C-H - yes we use the same standards as the UK, but as our Electricity Supply Regs are yet to be updated we officially still use 240/415V although we aim for 230/400V. It gets a little confusing sometimes.....
