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UK Can Half the Time to Build New Power Lines, Adviser Says
- Report offers steps to speed up 14-year construction process
- Slow march toward net zero puts increasing pressure on grid
About 220 projects are due to connect to the transmission system by 2026.
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The UK can build transition lines in half the time it now takes as it pushes to speed up the decarbonization of its power supply, the government’s top energy adviser says in a report delivered Friday.
Electricity transmission line construction can be cut to 7 years from 14 years, says the report from Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser, which highlights the inordinate length of time it takes to build critical infrastructure needed to address mounting pressure on the grid.