The UK's ambitious green energy targets have spotlighted the need for significant upgrades to its electricity grid, with a focus on integrating new offshore wind farms. A comprehensive plan outlines the construction of pylons across untouched land to facilitate this transition, emphasizing the necessity of bolstering the grid's capacity to meet future energy demands. The project, estimated to cost around £58-60 billion, aims to connect 21 GW of offshore wind power from locations such as Merseyside to Peterhead, with Energy Minister Graham Stuart highlighting the need for pylons through virgin countryside. This development comes amid broader discussions on energy infrastructure, including the potential for inter-continental transmission lines and the substantial investments required for modernizing existing networks. France, for example, is considering a reassessment of its UK power link due to supply security concerns, highlighting the international dimension of energy grid upgrades. The French utility RTE has projected a need for approximately 100 billion euros in investments to prepare its electricity network for 2040, addressing both the extension to new energy sources and the repair of aging infrastructure, with an average age of 55 years.
UK Wind Farms Need Pylons in Untouched Land To Upgrade Grid 🔌 “We will need pylons going through virgin countryside” @grahamstuart, Energy Minister 🔌Cost £58billion, main lines from Merseyside to Peterhead, connecting 21 GW of offshore wind @BloombergUK https://t.co/CFKmOvRtvz https://t.co/ItRa4ds5Aj
UK Wind Farms Need Pylons in Untouched Land to Upgrade Grid The grid plan outlines new lines to be built beyond 2030 Pylons preferred option when it comes to cost and capacity https://t.co/6wGJSAQBMb
Keeping the lights on while meeting green energy targets will require £60 billion to fix the UK's electricity grid, report warns https://t.co/DfBunX2e83 https://t.co/8lnljT6QJl
The UK will need to build pylons in untouched land to transport electricity from new offshore wind farms and upgrade its grid https://t.co/8sqVnOQjLz
UK energy grid needs £60bn upgrade to hit green target, plan says https://t.co/nHtJrhZaXW
£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route https://t.co/I3dA2NYmSS
France reassesses UK power link as supply security looms large https://t.co/2qUQeI4jnQ via @FrancoisDeBeaup https://t.co/WlDV1PC1RG
The French utility RTE says the country's electricity network needs about *100 billion euros* of investment to be ready for 2040. Some of that is extending lines to offshore wind, but much is just repairing old (avg. age: 55 yrs) infra. https://t.co/Gk8ycu40gk
What does #EnergyTwitter think? Will we someday have inter-continental transmission lines? UK to US, UK to Morocco, Australia to Singapore, Saudi to India are all on the drawing board. Massively expensive, but then again, so are new nuclear power plants. https://t.co/Y1pyMr1S1G https://t.co/2l94gmTueX
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