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Savills: Grid constraints continue to be a regional problem

The UK grid currently faces many constraints, but new research from Savills has suggested that the picture isn’t exactly universal. 

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Powerdown220 offers free voltage optimisation machines to high energy users

Powerdown220 has announced a brand-new scheme that could see high energy users receive a free voltage optimisation machine. 

Amnesty on grid connections could release up to 8GW of capacity

Ofgem has given National Grid ESO the go-ahead to implement an amnesty that could see up to 8GW of capacity released. 

Increasingly flexible energy use could save £14.1 billion a year by 2040

A more flexible approach to energy use could help cut national wholesale and system electricity costs by an estimated £14.1 billion a year.

Megger announces grid performance seminar

Megger has announced a one-day Grid Performance seminar in Birmingham that is set to take place on October 18, 2023. 

National Grid completes erection of new T-pylons for Hinkley Connection Project

All 116 new T-pylons being constructed as part of National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project have been erected.

France retakes position as Europe’s top net exporter of power

France is once again the biggest net exporter of power in Europe, retaking the position it lost to Sweden in 2022.

New power lines could be built in half the time, according to new report

A new report from the Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser has suggested that electrical infrastructure could be built faster.

UK Government spends another £170 million on Sizewell C nuclear power plant

The UK Government has announced a further £170 million investment in Sizewell C, that's on top of the existing £700 million investment.

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