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Grid and infrastructure

Building a network that enables net zero, electrification and technology integration

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About grid and infrastructure


As our nation moves to a system dominated by renewable energy generation, the electricity grid is going to need significant upgrades. Over the coming decade, we’ll need to install around three times more transmission infrastructure in England and Wales than over the last 30 years so that homes and businesses can connect to green power and benefit from it.


Making these upgrades is a challenge, but they also offer significant opportunities for economic growth and job creation.

Our work in grid and infrastructure

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  • Working groups

RenewableUK runs the following grid-related working groups with its members. Terms of reference can be found below.




    • Grid Steering Group - identifying and considering changes to strategy and policy related to electricity networks, as well as providing leadership, oversight and coordination to the grid subgroups and other work programmes and strategic developer groups. Note this group will be formed of chairs of Grid related Working Groups listed below:

    • Charging - leading our work on network charging issues to ensure that network charging is cost reflective and does not discriminate against the technologies we represent. This will be integrated with SSEP, CSNP and Clean Power 2030, clarifying what levers provide what level of signal.





    • Connections - monitoring the implementation and impact of the new ‘TMO4+’ connections regime, as well as the additional impact of the Government’s Clean Power Action Plan and the introduction of locational technology “buckets” on connections.





    • Offshore transmission - addressing Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) policy development, and advocating on behalf of RUK members engaging with OFTO policy and any other offshore transmission specific policy.




  • International market integration - focussing on interconnection and international cooperation within the grid policy umbrella, in particular UK-EU energy cooperation, North Sea political engagement and delivery of offshore hybrids.