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The Isle of Man to England Interconnector, a 104 km AC subsea cable linking Port Skillion near Douglas to Bispham in North West England, commenced commercial operations in November 2000 following installation by the Manx Cable Company, a subsidiary of Manx Utilities, in partnership with National Grid. Its commissioning ended the Isle of Man’s dependence on local diesel generation, greatly improving energy security and enabling sustained electricity imports and exports between the Manx grid and Great Britain.