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
Conservative — Mid 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 ShanksIn 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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