Investment impact of the Electricity Networks Commissioner’s recommendations and of grid connections reform.
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Energy Systems Catapult was invited by His Majesty’s Treasury to carry out expert review of analysis by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) as to the investment impact of:
The analysis by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero fed into the 2023 Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The request reflects the Catapult’s expertise in taking a ‘whole energy system’ perspective to analytical, engineering and policy matters.
Our review found that the analysis by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero followed good practice, and that it is appropriate and reasonable for estimating the scale of investment that could be unlocked through these reforms. At the same time, the analysis highlighted the scale of the infrastructure investment and supporting policy needed to achieve a Net Zero electricity system.
The Secretary of State set the Electricity Networks Commissioner (and Energy Systems Catapult chair) Nick Winser the challenge of reducing the timescale for building strategic transmission by three years, and ultimately by half.
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