Community benefits in your area
In 2025, the Government published new guidance that sets out how projects like ours can deliver a lasting positive legacy through community benefit funding.
This guidance could unlock millions of pounds of funding to benefit local communities and the wider area, including £200,000 of funding for every kilometre of new overhead line built.
Any funding would be available after the project is granted development consent and construction work has started. In the meantime, we have developed a community benefits survey to ask for your views on how any future funding could be spent. The community benefit fund on North Humber to High Marnham could be in the region of around £18 million.
We want to understand what is important to you, and where funding could deliver long-lasting benefits, including through community grant schemes and investment in community groups or via regional partnerships.
Our community benefit survey has closed, the project team is now reviewing your feedback.
What's happening with electricity bill discounts?
Separate to the community benefit guidance, the Government has announced plans for an electricity bill discount scheme for nearby households. This could include bill discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years for those living within 500 metres of our project. The mechanism for delivering this funding has been secured as part of the recent Planning and Infrastructure Act. We will share further details as they emerge.