Firms agree Scotland to England renewable energy 'superhighway'

(The Guardian, 16 Nov 2020) Scottish Power, National Grid and SSE project will support ‘hundreds of green jobs’.

Three of Britain’s biggest energy companies have agreed to build giant underwater power cables to bring Scotland’s vast reserves of renewable energy to millions of homes in England.

The multibillion-pound energy “superhighway”, to be built by Scottish Power, National Grid and SSE, could help to unlock the potential of the prime minister’s plan to build enough offshore wind farms to power every home in the country by 2030.

The so-called Eastern Link will run from two separate points in Scotland – Peterhead and Torness – for more than 270 miles along the east coast of Scotland to Selby and Hawthorn Point in the north of England.

The companies set out their plan to move ahead with the “interconnector” project on the same day that the government announced they will co-sponsor the UN’s Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow next year alongside NatWest. The companies said the project will support “hundreds of green jobs” during its operation and construction, which is due to begin in 2024.

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The Guardian, 16 Nov 2020: Firms agree Scotland to England renewable energy 'superhighway'