By Alex Clark, Jillian Ambrose, Ashley Kirk and Tom Calverley
Published 13 September 2026
Thousands of miles of new power lines will be needed to meet climate targets and bolster energy security, but household bills are expected to rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising.
Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity grid in generations — a megaproject that will see five times more infrastructure built by 2030 than was constructed during the previous three decades.
Tens of billions of pounds are being spent on new pylons, subsea cables and converter stations to connect a growing fleet of wind and solar farms and carry clean power to where it is needed.
Source: theguardian.com
