National Grid
Commons · Question 19978 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to identify the (a) location and (b) severity of capacity constraints in the energy transmission network.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Dec 2024
National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for strategic network planning of transmission infrastructure. NESO considers the network design objectives of economic efficiency, deliverability and operability, environmental impacts, and community ...