15th January 2010

With all the snow and freezing conditions, the river level has been as low as we would normally see in the middle of a summer drought. As a consequence, we have not been able to generate any electricity for the past couple of weeks or complete the commissioning process we started before Christmas.

As I write this blog, it has started raining down in Settle and so hopefully the thaw is starting and we will soon have more water in the river. Before we are able to recommence turning the screw we will need to recalibrate the river level sensor and demonstrate it's effectiveness to the Environment Agency. This work is scheduled for next Thursday & Friday (21st & 22nd January).

Julian Smith, our local Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate, visited the site this morning - see the pictures below. Although the screw wasn't turning, we were able top give Julian a short tour and talked through the challenges and frustrations of implementing such a scheme.

Julian Smith & Ann

Julian Smith & Steve