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August 10, 2026 / 8:44 AM EDT
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The construction of a multimillion-dollar electricity connection project between Ireland and the U.K. was slightly diverted after "Harry Potter" fans complained the infrastructure would disturb a memorial for Dobby, the fictional elf in the popular book series.The CEO of Etchea Energy, Simon Ludlam, told the "Energy Revolution" podcast his company had initially planned to build part of the connection through Freshwater West, a beach on the coast of Wales, and had received permission from the relevant authorities.Ludlam said that he was unaware of the meaning of the memorial when he gave an interview to BBC Wales and explained that the high-voltage subsea and underground power cable system would make landfall, underground below the beach, through dunes and into the electrical grid.
