The UK Government should use National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios to work with energy companies and grid infrastructure owners to determine areas where anticipatory investment in grid infrastructure would be justified to achieve net zero targets. Where anticipatory investment in grid infrastructure is deemed justified, the UK Government should encourage the development of multi-connection substations in order to establish local supply chains, which can then support the connection of fu...

The UK Government should use National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios to work with energy companies and grid infrastructure owners to determine areas where anticipatory investment in grid infrastructure would be justified to achieve net zero targets. Where anticipatory investment in grid infrastructure is deemed justified, the UK Government should encourage the development of multi-connection substations in order to establish local supply chains, which can then support the connection of future renewable energy projects. Type: conclusion | Number: 29 | Paragraph: 142 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: We welcome Ofgem’s work to create a price control framework, through which network projects are approved, which enables strategic investment ahead of need, and its work to accelerate strategic transmission network infrastructure, through speeding up network approvals where appropriate, exempting cer