National Grid capacity shortage halts UK home building

Council leaders have warned of infrastructure crisis as delays in National Grid connections halt housing and green energy projects

National Grid reveals shortlisted locations for interconnector

National Grid has unveiled the selected locations for its new green energy link to the Netherlands, including landfall, cable route and converter station sites

Dogger Bank D locked in: Grid connection confirmed

SSE Renewables and Equinor have received confirmation from the Electricity System Operator regarding the grid connection location for the proposed fourth phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Octopus and National Grid join forces for heat pump rollout

Octopus Energy and National Grid have collaborated to streamline the installation process of clean energy technologies

National Grid’s Hinkley Connection project clocks four million work hours

The project, extending over 57 kilometres from Bridgwater to Avonmouth, seeks to connect six million homes and businesses to new sources of low carbon energy, including those from Hinkley Point C

National Grid delivers giant transformers for Dunton power boost

Two massive supergrid transformers are set to be delivered to the new Biggleswade substation in Dunton, part of National Grid’s collaboration with UK Power Networks

Major energy storage boost approved in Scotland

Battery energy storage developer Alcemi has been granted planning permission for 1.5GW of energy storage projects in Scotland, including one of the world’s largest

National Grid’s Grain LNG inks gas storage expansion deal

National Grid’s Grain LNG and Algerian gas company Sonatrach have sealed a ten-year agreement, securing long term storage and redelivery capacity at the Grain LNG terminal from January 2029

‘Octopus to build own electricity pylons, challenging National Grid’

Octopus Energy is reportedly discussing plans with regulator Ofgem to build its own electricity pylons, potentially disrupting National Grid’s 30-year monopoly on England and Wales’ power network

National Grid expands domestic flexibility

National Grid Electricity Distribution has increased flexibility opportunities to 1,426 additional locations on its low voltage distribution network for winter 2024/25