Yep I heard about it too but as usuall there are missing details.
Nothing is mentioned about dead tide and the period before and after when power generation will be severely reduced and stop at dead tide.
Power is generated upon demand and we require a steady 50 Hz frequency. The thoughts are good but those slack periods certainly need to be topped up with hydro, gas or nuclear power generation.
Then also the problem of getting the bulk of power to Auckland is not addressed yet.
The 400 kV line needs to built rather sooner than later.
Also there was a possibility of extending the DC link from Haywards to Auckland too, interesting alternative but quite feasable I think.
See what happens ??
