National Grid invests £58bn to expand UK’s electricity network
The programme hopes to hit decarbonisation target by 2035 with green electricity / Credit: Pixabay
The National Grid is set to utilise electricity in Scotland to upgrade the UK’s electricity network with a large billion-pound investment.
The grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) put out a proposal to meet the growing demand for decarbonisation in the UK by 2035.
The proposal includes £58bn towards construction of an “electrical spine” to run from Peterhead, Scotland to Merseyside, England.
The Beyond 2030 project could create and sustain 20,000 jobs each year, with 90% of the benefits to occur outside London and the Southeast of the UK.
The ESO suggested a early-stage plan of offshore windfarms off the coast of Scotland to have the renewable energy sent through the electrical spine supplying homes and businesses across Scotland and North England with homegrown electricity.
Fintan Slye, Executive Director of ESO said: “Great Britain’s electricity system is the backbone of our economy and must be fit for our future.
“To deliver the clean, secure, decarbonised system set out by Government and Devolved Governments we must take swift, coordinated and lasting action working collaboratively across all parts of the energy sector, government, the regulator and within our communities.”
Samantha Vega-Torres is a master’s student at Glasgow Caledonian University enrolled in the multimedia journalism program. She received her bachelor’s in communications with a concentration in journalism and media writing from Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
