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Renewable Energy

Asked by David ChadwickLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 19 November 2024UIN 13723

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to improve the electricity grid to substation level to support the renewable energy transition.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government’s clean energy superpower and growth missions will be enabled by a significant reinforcement of our electricity network, at all levels across the high voltage transmission and lower-voltage distribution networks. This is underway and includes working with Ofgem, the National Energy System Operator and industry to halve the development time for new transmission infrastructure and to reform the grid connections process.

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