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Opportunity for communities to have their say on plans for a new National Grid substation

27 September 2024

National Grid is running a consultation from 18 September to 16 October 2024 on its plans for a new electricity substation approximately 1.4km from Navenby, Lincolnshire

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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction on £4.3bn electricity superhighway between Scotland and England

26 September 2024

Construction work on a major UK electricity infrastructure project has taken a momentous step forward with a symbolic simultaneous groundbreaking ceremony in Scotland and England at either end of the £4.3bn Eastern Green Link 2 project, a 2GW subsea electricity link.

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Green light for plans to reinforce electricity transmission network between Bramford and Twinstead as Government approves application

13 September 2024

National Grid is pleased to announce that the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved its development consent order application for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement, after an independent panel recommended that the application be approved.

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National Grid secures £15.3 million for three net zero innovation projects as part of Ofgem fund

11 September 2024

Ofgem scheme funds National Grid’s electricity transmission and distribution networks to develop three innovation projects.

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Agencies announced for National Grid’s Community Relations Agency Framework

28 August 2024

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National Grid confirms the nine agencies on its Community Relations Agency Framework supporting The Great Grid Upgrade.

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Major milestone as Yorkshire clean energy upgrade project begins construction

22 August 2024

National Grid is starting work on the £400 million Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement project. The project will upgrade existing infrastructure in North Yorkshire and build a new 10km electricity overhead line along with a short section of underground cables, sealing end compounds, and two new substations.

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Press release archive

2020

PublishedName
1 Jan 2019: Britain hits historic clean energy milestone as zero carbon electricity outstrips fossil fuels in 2019
29 Jan 2020: Local partnership helps tilt the balance for birdlife near Tickenham
28 Jan 2020: Hundreds of thousands of people needed to power UK's net zero energy commitment

2019

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28 May 2019: Leading energy companies announce new zero-carbon UK partnership
29 Jan 2019: Hat-trick of contracts announced on Hinkley project
29 Mar 2019: Work paused on New Forest pylon project
29 Nov 2019: Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid's £150m Warm Homes Fund
31 Jan 2019: UK's first power cable to Belgium starts commercial operation
5 Jun 2019: Lost WW2 aircraft lifted from the sea after more than 75 Years
5 Nov 2019: National Grid plc ('National Grid' and 'Company') Board change
5 Nov 2019: Zero Carbon Humber Roadmap published to protect jobs and make major contribution to UK's climate goals
7 Mar 2019: National Grid announces acquisition of leading renewable energy developer
8 May 2019: Europe's largest LNG importation terminal to offer ~8 mpta of cost competitive capacity to the market
9 Jan 2019: Mary, National Grid's tunnel boring machine, reaches halfway point on River Humber project
Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid’s £150m Warm Homes Fund
Half year results for the period ended 30 September 2019

2018

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10 Jan 2018: Plans submitted to remove 8.25km section of overhead power lines in Dorset AONB
10 Sep 2018: Night time road closures as Richborough project progesses
12 Jul 2018: Electric vehicles steer UK towards a greener future
13 Apr 2018: Kent schools encouraged to apply to National Grid for science funding
13 Apr 2018: National Grid to refurbish power line running through Merseyside and Lancashire
15 Nov 2018: Gas holder demolition changes Stretford skyline
16 Jan 2018: National Grid to dismantle four gas holders on Merseyside
16 Jul 2018: National Grid holds exhibition on plans to connect windfarm in Lincolnshire
16 Jul 2018: Residents invited to learn more about phase 2 of London Power Tunnels project
16 May 2018: Liverpool school boy helps National Grid spread safety message
17 Aug 2018: Transformer takes to the road en route to West Midlands
17 Jul 2018: National Grid to unveil plans to remove pylons in New Forest
18 May 2018: National Grid launches skyline photography competition to mark holder demolition in Norwich
18 Oct 2018: Gas holders to disappear from Denton, Manchester skyline
19 Jan 2018: New kit set for delivery to National Grid substation in Hertfordshire
20 Jul 2018: National Grid funds pilot to keep vulnerable people safe
25 Jul 2018: National Grid celebrates 50 years of North Sea gas
25 Oct 2018: Memorial unveiled at Sheffield gas works
28 Mar 2018: Danish design students tour Liverpool gas holders
28 Nov 2018: Richborough Project complete

2017

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24 Jan 2017: The heat is on as Blackpool gets set for gas pipe revamp
24 Mar 2017: Project update: Southall gas pipeline repair
25 Apr 2017: 3m power line project between bredbury and south manchester
25 Apr 2017: New approach delivers carbon saving at Wimbledon substation
26 Apr 2017: National Grid shows scale of project in Bedworth near Coventry
26 Mar 2017: Final media statement 3 - Explosion Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside
26 Mar 2017: Media Statement: Explosion Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside
26 Sep 2017: Large load on the road in Stalybridge, Manchester
26 Sep 2017: National Grid confirms summer 2017 as 'greenest ever' and launches 'world's first' green energy forecast
28 Apr 2017: Blackburn: ongoing six-month gas pipe upgrade reaches busy junction
28 Apr 2017: Lake District gas pipe move planned to minimise disruption
29 Aug 2017: World War Two aircraft wreckage discovered in the North Sea
29 Dec 2017: New transformer to be delivered to Sellindge substation
29 Mar 2017: Oldham: essential gas pipe upgrade
29 Nov 2017: National Grid gears up for big dig as tunnel boring machine arrives on Humberside
3 Apr 2017: New season brings new gas mains essential upgrade for Wootton, Bedfordshire
3 Aug 2017: National Grid welcomes 'Electricity System Operator' decision
3 Mar 2017: Motoring alert essential work to gas network in Bedford
3 Mar 2017: New chapter for historic St Albans site with 21st century gas main project
3 Mar 2017: Phased lane closures: Essential gas mains work in Gas Street, Northampton

2016

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22 Jan 2016: Gas mains upgrade set for Whiston, Rotherham
22 Jul 2016: In the pipeline: Engineers prep for gas mains replacement project in South Ockendon
22 Jul 2016: Major gas mains upgrade set to benefit Harlow
22 Jul 2016: Vital gas mains upgrade set to benefit Ipswich
22 Jun 2016: Gas upgrade to benefit Norwich
22 Jun 2016: Mains replacement Longton
22 Sep 2016: Triple the benefit: National Grid volunteers give three High Halstow community facilities a make over
23 Aug 2016: Burnley gas holder to disappear from the skyline
23 Aug 2016: Epic journey by sea and road for kit to keep Bolton's lights on
23 Aug 2016: Laptop donation
23 Aug 2016: Transformer delivered to help keep lights on in the North East
23 Dec 2016: Essential gas works starting in Cheadle
23 Jun 2016: Renewing Newham: Locals invited to get lowdown on essential power project
23 Mar 2016: Doncaster to benefit from gas mains upgrade
23 Mar 2016: Keeping it flowing: Essential gas mains revamp in High Wycombe
23 May 2016: National Grid awards Humber pipeline project contract to Skanska, PORR and A.Hak JV
23 Sep 2016: Vital gas mains upgrade for Luton's Napier Road and Western Road junction
24 Aug 2016: Digging deep: Gas pipe in Southall booked for major repairs this autumn
24 Mar 2016: National Grid raises record £3,000 for Sport Relief
24 Mar 2016: National Grid teams up with Sport Relief

2015

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19 Aug 2015: Dorothy Goodman School team challenge
19 Feb 2015: Dedicated National Grid staff raise valuable funds for Wisdom Hospice
19 Mar 2015: Gas mains replacement project will help ensure Tower Hamlets stays warm
19 Mar 2015: National Grid 'chips in' to free lunch for elderly residents
19 Mar 2015: National Grid continues to spread the word about connections project
19 May 2015: Edlington gas upgrade
19 Nov 2015: Future proofing: National Grid continues work to keep the City warm in winters yet to come
19 Nov 2015: National Grid awarded top innovation prize
19 Oct 2015: National Grid signs Disability Confident pledge
19 Oct 2015: Silver anniversary: National Grid celebrates 25 years of making a difference in Iver
2 Apr 2015: National Grid wraps up Richborough Connection consultation
2 Feb 2015: From green grass to green gas - Suffolk (Ellough AD) plant set to fuel 7,000 homes
2 Jan 2015: Gas mains work in Beeston
2 Jul 2015: Power to the people: National Grid helps energise mid summer festival in Southwark
2 Sep 2015: Essential gas pipe upgrade for Grantham
20 Aug 2015: National Grid charity duo put the boot into cancer
20 Feb 2015: Local community invited to join study on reducing visual impact of existing power lines in part of the North Wessex Downs AONB
20 Jul 2015: Essential gas works in Derby
20 Jul 2015: Major pipe upgrade to keep gas flowing in Beeston, Nottingham
20 Jul 2015: Major pipe upgrade to keep gas flowing in Bulwell, Nottingham

2014

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17 Oct 2014: National Grid recognised for climate change transparency
1 Dec 2014: National Grid caring colleagues help cancer sufferers
1 Dec 2014: National Grid caring colleagues help cancer sufferers
1 Oct 2014: National Grid Bake Off cooks up a winner for Macmillan
10 Dec 2014: Skills minister visits Careers Lab
12 Nov 2014: National Grid office revamp leads to £2,000 windfall for Berkshire charity Daisy's Dream
12 Nov 2014: National Grid works to keep homes warm in Holyport
13 Nov 2014: Thousands of homes using unsafe gas appliances
13 Oct 2014: Link with Norway moves closer
14 Nov 2014: National Grid continues essential gas mains work in the heart of the City of London
14 Nov 2014: National Grid super-heroes to the rescue
14 Oct 2014: National Grid reaches halfway point of consultation on North West Coast Connections
15 Dec 2014: Additional electricity capacity for winter 2015/16
15 Dec 2014: Dedicated National Grid volunteers make a difference at Stoke Community School
15 Dec 2014: Electrifying: National Grid sparks interest in science during school visit in Grays
15 Dec 2014: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Wickham Market
15 Dec 2014: National Grid helps ensure warmth at Christmas as essential work continues on schedule
15 Sep 2014: Gas appliances at risk - get yours checked now
16 Dec 2014: Apprentices meet HRH The Prince of Wales at exhibition opening
17 Dec 2014: National Grid Carbon awards contract for its CCS project