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8 July 2024
National Grid is sharing its latest update on proposals for Sea Link, a new electricity infrastructure project between Suffolk and Kent. Sea Link is needed to carry renewable and low-carbon power from offshore wind, interconnectors, and nuclear power to where it is needed.
1 July 2024
National Grid has extended its consultation on plans for a new electricity substation in Rotherham, which will strengthen its network and connect clean energy to the grid - part of The Great Grid Upgrade
National Grid has extended its consultation on plans for a new clean electricity project ‘Chesterfield to Willington’, a new overhead power line between a new substation in Chesterfield and an existing substation at Willington
20 June 2024
Supergrid transformers collectively weighing over 1,300 tonnes have been delivered to substations across National Grid’s electricity transmission network in the first half of the year, enabling connections and boosting resilience.
13 June 2024
A team of fourteen cyclists completed the 411km bike ride from Blyth to Bicker Fen, raising over £20,000. The cyclists travelled from North Sea Link in Blyth to Viking Link in Bicker Fen over a three-day period, traversing the North York Moors and the Lincolnshire Wolds, crossing the Tyne and the Humber rivers.
3 June 2024
National Grid is starting work on a new substation on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) to enable new gigafactories and other businesses on the site to plug directly into the electricity transmission network.