Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 74984

National Grid: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost of the (a) pylons, (b) cables and (c) batteries required for upgrading the power grid to net zero by 2030.

Answer

Michael Shanks
In the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, the Department estimated that the plan would require around £40 billion of investment on average per year between 2025-2030, much of which will be private investment [1]. This included around £30 billion of investment ...

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