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The economic landscape, developments in technology, evolving business models and consumer behaviour are changing at an unprecedented rate, creating more opportunities than ever before. Here, we discuss the latest thinking in our industry.

ET :Community investment Hinkley Connection news

Hinkley Connection Project inspires half a million future scientists and engineers

22 January 2024

Over 2,000 grants have been awarded to support STEM learning in local schools.

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Three National Grid construction engineers wearing hard hats and PPE discussing paperwork

ET :Infrastructure

Grid supply point substation construction update

16 January 2024

16 January 2024 - In October 2022, National Grid’s planning application for a new grid supply point (GSP) substation at Butler’s Wood was approved by Braintree District Council. In this update, you can read more about upcoming construction activity, including the introduction of temporary traffic management measures along part of the A131.

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ET :North Wessex Downs VIP news

Strip, Map, Record

2 January 2024

Our Q&A with Wessex Archaeology explains all about the important survey work

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ET :Infrastructure Insight

What we plugged in during 2023: a year of clean energy connections

28 December 2023

We connected over 3GW of clean electricity projects to our transmission network during 2023, from the world’s biggest wind farm to a clever piece of grid-stabilising tech.

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ET :Infrastructure Insight

We took Tom Scott up a pylon for his final video

26 December 2023

YouTube star Tom Scott has been to some unusual places. But he’d never been to the top of one of our 22,000 electricity transmission towers – until now.

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ET :Insight

We’re at a critical and exciting juncture in the road to net zero – reflections on 2023 and a look ahead to next year

20 December 2023

National Grid Electricity Transmission President Alice Delahunty reflects on the progress made 2023 in decarbonising our network and looks ahead at priorities for next year.

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