点评:Update; the ski slope has permanently closed (as of Oct 2023) due to running costs and the environmental impact ;
Exceptionally high energy costs
The viability considerations also include the exceptionally high energy consumption required to maintain the snow within the ski slope. The energy consumed (on average 5,900 kwh per day) is equivalent to the electricity that 800 two-bedroom houses will consume in a day (based on Ofgem data). The cost of meeting this energy requirement has increased by 500% since 2021.
Longer term environmental concerns
The longer-term environmental impacts of a building consuming this much energy are also of considerable concern. For context, maintaining the temperature of the ski slope uses the same energy as over 6,000 fridge freezers per day (Ofgem) and produces over 500 tonnes of CO2e per annum using current Government figures.
翻译:更新;由于运行成本和环境影响,滑雪场已永久关闭(截至 2023 年 10 月);
极高的能源成本
可行性考虑还包括维持滑雪场内积雪所需的极高能源消耗。所消耗的能源(平均每天 5,900 千瓦时)相当于 800 套两居室房屋一天所消耗的电力(基于 Ofgem 数据)。自 2021 年以来,满足这一能源需求的成本增加了 500%。
长期环境问题
消耗如此多能源的建筑物对环境的长期影响也令人担忧。作为背景,根据目前的政府数据,维持滑雪场的温度每天消耗的能量与 6,000 多台冰箱冰柜相同(Ofgem),每年产生超过 500 吨二氧化碳当量。