Powering the things you love

The Great Grid Upgrade is the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations. Our infrastructure projects across England and Wales are helping to connect more affordable sources of home-grown and renewable energy to your homes and businesses

Project spotlight: Cumbria - Cross Border Connection

This project is designed to strengthen the electricity network between Scotland and England. It will connect new sources of energy in the Scottish Borders to the wider network.

Upgrading the grid makes for a better tomorrow

Energy powers the things we love; from the floodlights that make evening games possible, to the farms that feed us and the technology we rely on. But the way we power our lives is changing.

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Connecting more affordable sources of energy

Connecting more affordable sources of home-grown energy helps manage energy bills in the long term

Energy security

The Great Grid Upgrade will connect clean energy that’s produced right here in the UK, making our energy supply more self-sufficient and less reliant on imports.

Jobs and economic boost

By the end of the decade, National Grid will support over 55,000 more UK jobs and be contributing £14.5bn a year to the UK economy.*

Improving biodiversity

All projects must deliver biodiversity improvements of at least 10%, ensuring habitats are protected, restored or newly created. This will support wildlife and improve natural environments.

Looking for a project near you?

The Great Grid Upgrade comprises of 17 major infrastructure projects that will both scale up the grid and update our existing networks.

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*National Grid and Oxford Economics May 2024. Economic contribution is based on gross value added (GVA)