Jul 7, 2022
National Grid reveals £54bn wind power network upgrade plan
A huge upgrade of the UK's electricity network would see a host of pylons and cables transporting power from offshore wind farms around the UK.Power lines from Anglesey to Swansea, Grimsby to Hertfordshire, and Loch Buidhe to Spittal would be built to pull electricity from the sea to the mainland then to homes and businesses. National Grid ESO, which runs the electricity network, said the plan it has laid out would enable the government to deliver 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030 - a third of the UK's electricity demand - while creating 168,000 jobs. Rosie Pearson, a spokesperson for the group Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons, said the plans failed "Abysmally" to address the concerns of "Over 21,000 who have signed a petition calling to have this network offshore". "East Anglia is being thrown under a bus while significant additional offshore networking over much longer distances has been recommended for Scotland and North England." National Grid ESO said having a "Holistic network design" would result in a better connected network.
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