UK Plans to Fast-Track Power Connections to Tackle Grid Backlog
- Government to expedite power projects with planning permission
- Strategy will be published alongside Hunt’s Autumn Statement
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The UK is planning to overhaul how it prioritizes connections to the country’s power grid, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a strategy to break the backlog that’s holding up crucial new infrastructure and placing a drag on economic growth.
Under a plan dubbed the “Great Grid Upgrade,” the government is considering offering households compensation for grid infrastructure projects in their neighborhoods as an incentive to reduce local objections and speed up construction, said the people, who requested anonymity discussing unannounced policy.