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Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead



£3.4bn subsea cable will transmit renewable electricity from Scottish windfarms to 2m homes in EnglandBusiness live – latest updatesGreat Britain’s energy regulator has given the green light to a £3.4bn low-carbon electricity “superhighway”, which will carry renewable power for more than 300 miles from north-east Scotland to the north of England.The first phase of the Eastern Green Link subsea power cable will have the capacity to transmit enough renewable electricity from Scotland’s windfarms to power 2m homes in England, according to Ofgem. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/13/electricity-superhighway-scotland-england-ofgem-eastern-green-link-cable

Author : Jillian Ambrose

Publish date : 2024-08-13 07:17:09

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