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Plans progressed for another two England-Scotland ‘electricity superhighways’

National Grid has launched consultations for two more multi-billion pound electricity links between England and Scotland. The two projects – Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL 3) and Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL 4) – are part of wider plans to create “electricity superhighways” between the two countries. National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is jointly developing EGL 3 with SSEN Transmission (SSEN) and EGL 4 with SP Energy Networks (SPEN).

2 days ago

Green light for £2bn England-Scotland ‘electricity superhighway’

1 month ago

Scottish Power unveils £5.4bn transmission upgrade

3 months ago

Restarting from the bottom

5 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

National Grid awards contracts for £2.5bn subsea transmission link

8 months ago

Innovative electricity networks – The net zero enabler

8 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

SPEN to create AI digital twin of network

10 months ago

Smarter assets for resilient infrastructure

12 months ago

Centrica: DNOs are holding up EV and heat pump connections

DNOs are unable to deal with an increasing volume of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint and heat pump connection requests, according to Centrica. In particular, Centrica has raised concerns around “chronic capacity shortages”, lengthy response times to connection requests and charging inconsistencies.

1 year ago

Gender pay gap widens across utility sector

1 year ago

SPEN calls for fast-tracked planning regime

1 year ago

Scottish Power reveals new CEO of networks business

2 years ago

SPEN and Octopus trial results in 20MWh demand shift

2 years ago

Government and Ofgem issue final reports on Storm Arwen

2 years ago

Heat pump and battery project kicks off in Scotland

2 years ago

Battery array to black start electricity system for first time

2 years ago

Rising above the storm: What are the lessons of Arwen?

2 years ago

Ready for low carbon restart?

Can we rely on distributed energy resources to provide restoration services for our future energy system in times of need? Download this Utility Week report to discover the state of play as the landmark Distributed ReStart project from National Grid ESO, SP Energy Networks and TNEI draws to a close.

2 years ago