Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 191407

National Grid

Tabled: 27 June 2023
Answered: 5 July 2023

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with network operators to increase grid capacity at (a) transmission and (b) distribution level.

Answer

Andrew Bowie
The Government is committed to expanding electricity network capacity to accommodate new clean sources of electricity generation and demand, as set out jointly with Ofgem in the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework.Ofgem has already accelerated nearly...

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