Britain’s electrification plans are outpacing power grid capacity

Chart showing forecast UK Continental Shelf oil and gas production declining sharply to 2050 under successive regulatory and policy scenarios.

The report argues that Britain’s electrification plans are running far ahead of what the power grid can realistically support, creating a growing risk of capacity shortages, local network overloads and even electricity rationing before 2030 unless firm generation and grid investment are urgently addressed. The study concludes that large-scale electrification of heating, transport and industry is unlikely to proceed smoothly […]

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