National Grid: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 74984 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost of the (a) pylons, (b) cables and (c) batteries required for upgrading the power grid to net zero by 2030.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Sep 2025
In the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, the Department estimated that the plan would require around £40 billion of investment on average per year between 2025-2030, much of which will be private investment [1]. This included around £30 billion of investment ...