Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 11157
National Grid: Electric Cables
Tabled: 25 October 2024
Answered: 4 November 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held recent discussions with National Grid on the viability of using an underground cable system instead of pylons as part of the great grid upgra
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government’s policy on undergrounding is set out in the energy National Policy Statement for electricity networks (EN-5), which sets a strong starting presumption of overhead lines, except in nationally designated landscapes, where undergrounding is t...
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