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Opportunity for communities to have their say on new clean energy substation proposed in High Marnham

15 April 2024

National Grid is consulting communities from 22 April to 20 May 2024 on its plans for a new electricity substation which will strengthen its network and connect clean energy to the grid - part of The Great Grid Upgrade

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Opportunity for communities to have their say on new clean energy substation proposed near Chesterfield

15 April 2024

National Grid is consulting communities from 22 April to 20 May 2024 on its plans for a new electricity substation which will strengthen its network and connect clean energy to the grid - part of The Great Grid Upgrade.

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All T-pylons fully wired up in major milestone for Hinkley Connection Project

15 April 2024

National Grid has installed overhead conductors on all 116 of its new T-pylons, marking a major milestone for its Hinkley Connection Project to bring low carbon power to six million homes and businesses across the UK.

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National Grid partners with Wessex Archaeology to support Lincolnshire schools

11 April 2024

National Grid has today launched a new STEM booklet ‘Alfie and the Archaeologist’, which will help school children learn about electricity, green energy and explain all about the world’s longest land and subsea HVDC interconnector, Viking Link.

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Opportunity for communities to have their say on National Grid proposals for Norwich to Tilbury project

10 April 2024

National Grid is encouraging communities in East Anglia to comment on proposals to upgrade the high voltage power network in England as part of a 10-week consultation process which runs between Wednesday 10 April and Tuesday 18 June.

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£400k for National Grid innovation projects as part of Ofgem fund to help shape Britain's net zero transition

18 March 2024

Three projects National Grid innovation projects have secured almost £400,000 as part of an Ofgem fund to help accelerate the net zero transition.

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Press release archive

2020

PublishedName
20 May 2020: Grain LNG launches second phase of Open Season
20 May 2020: National Grid supports home learning and skills development with donation of 1,000 laptops
4 May 2020: National Grid release more than 60 laptops to NHS radiologists
1 May 2020: National Grid Ventures - supporting vulnerable people from the West Midlands during Covid-19
29 Apr 2020: University Hospitals Birmingham Charity and National Grid join forces to launch million-pound coronavirus funding appeal
17 Apr 2020: Leading companies agree to develop plan for the world's first zero carbon cluster in the UK's Humber regions
7 Apr 2020: Keeping our people safe at work during COVID-19
2 Apr 2020: Pre-close update ahead of 2019_20 Full Year Results
2 Apr 2020: National Grid appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures
26 Mar 2020: National Grid supports National Emergencies Trust and Trussell Trust to deliver aid during coronavirus crisis
17 Mar 2020: Keeping gas and electricity flowing throughout the Coronavirus crisis
13 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes 500th ship at Grain LNG
12 Mar 2020: National Grid has school fizzing with excitement
11 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes Budget commitments on EV charging and CCS
9 Mar 2020: Green fingered engineering volunteers support Coventry community project
2 Mar 2020: IFA2 'Tops out' at Daedalus Airfield
13 Jan 2020: National Grid offer £500 STEM equipment grant to Somerset and South Gloucestershire schools
4 Feb 2020: First ever power cable between UK and Belgium celebrates strong performance in its first full year of operation
14 Jan 2020: National Grid's Viking Link project launches schools programme in Lincolnshire
13 Jan 2020: Hull man makes history by walking over and under the River Humber through National Grid's 5km tunnel

2019

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15 May 2019: National Grid response to Labour proposals for state ownership
11 Apr 2019: St Helen's gasholder to be dismantled
11 Jan 2019: Grain LNG terminal marks record month in December
11 Mar 2019: National Grid supports Hull schools with funding for science equipment
12 Jun 2019: National Grid Partners expands with 6 new deals and opens incubation office in San Francisco
12 Jun 2019: National Grid responding to PM Theresa May that 'We will end UK contribution to climate change by 2050'
12 Sep 2019: 'Mary' the tunnel boring machine completes epic journey under the River Humber
13 Nov 2019: Grain LNG sets all-time record for gas send-out from a European terminal
14 Jun 2019: OFSTED Chief Inspector visits National Grid training site as company receives 'Outstanding' three times in a row
14 Nov 2019: Half year results for the period ended 30 September 2019
14 Oct 2019: Humber bids farewell to 'Mary' ahead of world record bid
16 Dec 2019: National Grid announce contractors for £1billion project to rewire London
18 Dec 2019: National Grid Gas Transmission publish 'Enabling the Gas Market Plan'
19 Dec 2019: Shining a light on infrastructure's Christmas heroes
20 Mar 2019: National Grid starts work on dismantling Manchester gas holders
21 Jun 2019: Britain's clean energy system achieves historic milestone in 2019
23 Jan 2019: National Grid ESO: Every little helps ... big boost for smaller electricity providers
23 Jul 2019: National Grid and Energinet name suppliers for UK's first ever power cable to Denmark
24 May 2019: Hollinwood gasholder dismantling complete
24 Oct 2019: National Grid Partners closes three more deals

2018

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9 Jul 2018: National Grid gets consent for new substation near Market Harborough
9 Jul 2018: School sprints to finishing line with new running track

2017

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7 Apr 2017: Summer holiday project: New gas mains for Hemel Hempstead
7 Feb 2017: Lane closures ahead: Vital work to be carried out off the A12 along the Essex/Suffolk border
7 Jul 2017: National Grid's high wire act over Silk Road, Macclesfield
7 Jul 2017: Science made simple for Paull Primary School pupils
7 Nov 2017: National Grid donates £20,000 to Devon watersports club
8 Dec 2017: West Mids school children get electrifying lesson
8 Mar 2017: Keeping it flowing: New gas mains for Felixstowe in essential project
8 Mar 2017: Upcoming upgrade: Essential gas mains revamp coming soon to Marsh Wall, Tower Hamlets
9 Feb 2017: About to begin: Essential gas mains upgrade in Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, starts this month
9 Feb 2017: Gas upgrade gets underway in New Basford, Nottingham
9 Jan 2017: New year rings in gas mains upgrade for Congleton

2016

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1 Apr 2016: Gas mains overhaul for Brigg
1 Apr 2016: Gas mains revamp for Barrow-upon-Humber
1 Apr 2016: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Kirton-in-Lindsey
1 Jun 2016: National Grid donates £20,000 to Connah's Quay Scout Group
10 May 2016: 12m project gets underway to keep electricity flowing in Greater Manchester
10 May 2016: Work starts on project to keep the lights on in West Cheshire
11 Feb 2016: National Grid's Darren puts the boot into cancer
11 Feb 2016: Spring overhaul for Spalding's gas network
11 Mar 2016: Big load on the road: Huge electricity transformer heading to Littlebrook Substation
12 Apr 2016: Got to be done: Essential £160,000 project this summer to future-proof local gas mains
12 Dec 2016: National Grid alerts University of East Anglia students to 'silent killer'
12 Dec 2016: Rochdale gas holder dismantling complete
12 Feb 2016: Big mover: Cottage sized transformer on the road in Wiltshire
12 Feb 2016: Changing landscape: Residents can get lowdown on plan to free up old Taplow gasworks site for redevelopment
12 Feb 2016: Charity Bonanza: National Grid Grain employees play role in raising £600,000 for Macmillan
12 Feb 2016: Epic fundraising National Grid employees in London play role in £600,000 Macmillan fundraising bonanza
12 Feb 2016: Power to the people: National Grid's Wokingham office celebrates role in £600,000 of fundraising for Macmillan
12 Jul 2016: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for the A15 Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln
12 Jul 2016: Gas mains upgrade set for Thorne
12 Jul 2016: National Grid island trek boosts kidney charities

2015

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28 Sep 2015: National Grid raises £3,800 for Macmillan coffee morning
1 Jun 2015: New gas pipe upgrade for Bourne in Lincolnshire
1 Jun 2015: New gas pipe upgrade for Bourne in Lincolnshire
1 May 2015: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Clare in Suffolk
1 Sep 2015: NWCC drip feed 2
10 Aug 2015: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Derby
10 Feb 2015: Gas mains upgrade for St Andrew's Street, Hertford
10 Feb 2015: National Grid launches final scheduled consultation on plans for new electricity connection between Richborough and Canterbury
10 Jun 2015: National Grid Solihull team's charity climb set to 'pylon' £24,000 for Macmillan
10 Jun 2015: Stephanie's charity climb set to 'pylon' the pounds for Macmillan
10 Sep 2015: Diary date: National Grid hosts public exhibitions in Chelsea and Fulham
11 Aug 2015: Gas mains upgrade under way in Hertford
11 Aug 2015: New beginnings: National Grid outlines plans to give disused Taplow site new lease of life
11 Aug 2015: Utilities unite: National Grid and Thames Water work to deliver vital work in Haringey smoothly
11 Aug 2015: Western Link release about A540 work
11 Feb 2015: Local community invited to join study on reducing visual impact of existing power lines in part of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
11 Jun 2015: National Grid charity climb set to 'pylon' £24,000 for Macmillan
11 Nov 2015: National Grid unveils new truck loading facility at Isle of Grain LNG terminal
12 Jan 2015: Minister praises EmployAbility Scheme
12 Jul 2015: €1.5 billion contracts awarded to build the world's longest interconnector

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