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National Grid hits milestone on £130m network upgrade

National Grid is nearing the end of its current phase of work on the £130 million network upgrade between Lincoln and Stevenage. This year engineers have installed 1,479km of overhead line between Stamford and Stevenage. It is the second phase of the project, with the first phase completing last year.

5 months ago

DNOs launch ‘capacity visibility’ portals

5 months ago

On the move: Ofwat, SGN, National Grid, SES Water

5 months ago

National Grid to get head start on £298m upgrade

Ofgem is set to release early construction funding (ECF) so National Grid can get a head start on its £298 million transmission upgrade in Yorkshire. The regulator has confirmed its minded-to position to approve National Grid Electricity Transmission’s ECF application which asks for up to 20% of the project’s total estimated cost.

6 months ago

Green light for National Grid’s £252m ‘SF6-free’ site upgrade

Ofgem has approved the final needs case for National Grid Electricity Transmission’s (NGET) planned £252.6 million upgrade of its Harker site in Cumbria. The plans consist of an offline rebuild of 132kV and 400kV substations, along with the rationalisation of the 275kV substation. The proposal also includes the implementation of SF6-free solutions across the site.

6 months ago

Pettigrew: Urgent planning action needed to meet climate goals

6 months ago

National Grid launches ‘short term trades’ for flexibility

7 months ago

End of DNO incentives risks ‘sub-optimal’ customer service

A lack of financial incentives for distribution network operators (DNOs) to improve service risks creating a “postcode lottery” which could result in “sub-optimal customer outcomes”. That is according to Ofgem’s Stakeholder Engagement and Consumer Vulnerability (SECV) Incentives Panel, which has just published its final annual report. As the incentive scheme draws to a close, after eight years, the SECV Panel’s 2022-23 assessment warns that “stakeholder engagement is not truly embedded across all DNOs, and certainly not to the same standard”.

7 months ago

Keeping on top: O’Hara’s mission at National Grid

Cordi O’Hara talks to Jane Gray about taking the helm at National Grid Electricity Distribution. She discusses the challenge of stakeholder engagement on a massive scale, bolstering supply chains and accelerating connections.

7 months ago

National Grid awards contracts for £2.5bn subsea transmission link

7 months ago

National Grid releases 10GW of capacity for ‘shovel ready’ schemes

7 months ago

ESO unveils details of next Demand Flexibility Service

8 months ago

Cadent launches Warm Homes Network

8 months ago

England-Scotland electricity ‘superhighway’ gets go-ahead

8 months ago

Can DNOs make the case for smart grids in time?

8 months ago

Fundamental step-change in decarbonisation key to unlocking huge economic prize

9 months ago

National Grid sells further 20% stake in National Gas

9 months ago

Strategic Innovation Fund projects awarded £95.3m

Ofgem has awarded £95.3 million to 10 projects for the final phase of the inaugural round of its Strategic Innovation Fund. More than a third of the money – £33.3 million – will go towards a project led by National Gas Transmission to establish whether existing gas compression units on the transmission network can be adapted to work with 100% hydrogen.

9 months ago

Fast forward to 2030

9 months ago

Octopus calls for clarity on FSO remit and accountability

9 months ago