Press releases

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

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.

Ofgem has today confirmed its final approval on the costs associated with delivery of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), enabling construction to start on the 525kV 2GW subsea connection between Peterhead in the north-east of Scotland and Drax on the east coast of England.

School may be out for the summer, but how can you keep the kids entertained throughout the holiday? At National Grid, we’ve come up with seven awesome STEM-based activities that will spark their curiosity and creativity, with a smidgen of education, and all using everyday household items.

Energy minister Michael Shanks visited National Grid’s £1 billion London Power Tunnels 2 project as engineers energised the first of its six new electricity transmission circuits installed deep underground in South London.

Good causes in and around Llanberis in Gwynedd have been awarded more than £100,000 in funding by National Grid, since its Dinorwig-Pentir cable replacement project began in the area.