Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12912
Energy Supply: Infrastructure
Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many miles of pylons and power lines will need to be built in England to meet the 2030 clean power target.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government does not design or develop the electricity network, and it is for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to assess and recommend high-level reinforcements to the electricity network. Transmission Owners then develop the network on the b...
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