English: Thanks to the contributors so far. Anglesey and its representatives are unanimously against the National Grid's plan to put a line of pylons across the island. I, the county council, the MP, the community councils and thousands of residents have been consistent in our opposition to the grid's plans, and there have been hardly any positive responses from the grid to that chorus of voices. Quite simply, they're going for the cheapest option. Yes, they've tried to give the impression that they've compromised a little by agreeing to put cables in a tunnel under the Menai, but the truth is that they never intended to seek consent for another line of cables across the Menai, which, of course, is an area of outstanding natural beauty. But, did they have an option other than pylons across the island? The answer, quite simply, is, 'Yes, of course.' Undersea and underground links are quite common. I recall, in my very first meeting with grid officials back in 2013, that those officials told me, 'Well, of course we can put cables under the sea; it will be a technical challenge, but of course it can be done.' However, since then, the idea hasn't really been considered in earnest, as it should have been, with technical arguments put forward time and time again, and that is despite the undersea links that are developed in other parts of Britain. It's very difficult for laypeople such as myself to make a strong case against the grid's technical arguments, but I am still convinced that this is an option that could work. What if we accept that the technical challenge of linking a nuclear power station by underground cables is too great a challenge? Well, there is nothing new in undergrounding technology, and there is adequate evidence that it is a more efficient technology in terms of energy loss from the grid, and its resilience in poor weather, as we've heard. Yes, it leaves a scarred landscape temporarily and, yes, it is more expensive, and it is cost that is at the heart of the grid's proposals on Anglesey. Pylons are the cheapest option. The short-term cost to the grid is lower than other options - some £400 million is the additional cost, according to the grid, of undergrounding. But what of the cost of pylons to the people of Anglesey and the impact on the value of their properties and their businesses, and on tourism, never mind the impact on quality of life? Rather than putting the financial burden on the people of Anglesey -
Welsh: Diolch am y cyfraniadau hyd yma. Mae Ynys Môn a'i chynrychiolwyr yn unfrydol yn erbyn y cynlluniau gan y grid i godi rhes o beilonau ar draws yr ynys. Mi ydw i, y cyngor sir, yr Aelod Seneddol, y cynghorau cymuned a miloedd o drigolion yr ynys wedi bod yn gyson iawn yn ein gwrthwynebiad i gynlluniau'r grid, ac nid oes yna prin ddim ymateb cadarnhaol wedi dod gan y grid i'r corws yna o leisiau. Yn syml iawn, maen nhw'n mynd am yr opsiwn rhataf. Ydyn, maen nhw wedi trio rhoi'r argraff eu bod nhw wedi cyfaddawdu rhywfaint drwy gytuno i roi ceblau mewn twnnel o dan y Fenai, ond y gwir amdani ydy nad oedden nhw erioed yn bwriadu ceisio cael caniatâd i roi rhes arall o wifrau ar draws y Fenai, sydd wrth gwrs yn ardal o harddwch eithriadol. Ond a oedd yna ddewis ganddyn nhw ond mynd am opsiwn y peilonau ar draws yr ynys? Yr ateb, yn syml iawn, ydy, 'Oedd, wrth gwrs.' Mae cysylltiadau tanfor a thanddaearol yn rhai cyffredin iawn. Rydw i'n cofio yn fy nghyfarfod cyntaf un i efo swyddogion y grid yn 2013, y swyddogion hynny yn dweud, 'Wrth gwrs y gallwn ni roi ceblau o dan y môr; mi fyddai'n her dechnegol, ond wrth gwrs y gallem ni ei wneud o.' Ers hynny, nid ydy'r syniad wir wedi cael ei ystyried yn llawn fel ag y dylai, efo dadleuon technegol yn cael eu dyfynnu dro ar ôl tro. Mae hynny er gwaethaf cysylltiadau tanfor yn cael eu datblygu mewn rhannau eraill o Brydain. Mae'n anodd iawn i leygwyr fel fi ddadlau yn erbyn dadleuon technegol y grid, ond rydw i'n dal yn gwbl argyhoeddedig bod hwn yn opsiwn a allai weithio. Ond beth os derbyniwn ni fod yr her dechnegol o gysylltu gorsaf niwclear drwy wifrau tanfor yn ormod? Wel, nid oes yna ddim byd yn newydd mewn technoleg tanddaearu, ac a dweud y gwir mae yna ddigon o dystiolaeth ei fod yn dechnoleg fwy effeithiol o ran colled o ynni o'r grid, a gwytnwch mewn tywydd garw, fel yr ydym wedi clywed. Ydy, mae'n gadael craith dros dro, ac ydy, mae'n fwy costus, a chost sydd wrth wraidd cynlluniau'r grid ym Môn. Peilonau ydy'r cyswllt rhataf. Mae'r gost byr dymor i'r grid yn is nag opsiynau eraill - rhyw £400 miliwn, gyda llaw, ydy'r gost ychwanegol, yn ôl y grid, o danddaearu. Ond beth am gost o osod peilonau i bobl Môn ar werth eu heiddo nhw, i fusnesau, i dwristiaeth, heb sôn, wrth gwrs, am yr effaith ar safon byw? Yn hytrach na rhoi'r pwysau ariannol ar bobl Môn -