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Northern Powergrid promises a prosperous green future with £3.2b investment for less than 10p a week rise

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Northern Powergrid has announced proposals to invest £3.2 billion that will support the region’s drive towards a net zero future.

It said it will create 1,000 new job opportunities, improve services and take action “to support an inclusive and greener energy future”.

The draft plan for 2023-28, which has been submitted to Ofgem as part the price control review process that will culminate in late 2022, sets out the company’s ambitions to deliver an electricity network across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire that embraces and enables regional decarbonisation.

It signals decisive action plans that see investment increase by 36 per cent to over £600 million per year to ensure the region’s power network can support the expected growth in electricity demand that will come from the anticipated electrification of heat and transport.

The plan details how the network operator will strengthen its role as a regional leader of decarbonisation and invest in decarbonisation technologies, systems, and strategies, to offer its customers enhanced services across its entire business.

The company’s focus on keeping bills fair for customers means that the impact on domestic customers’ energy bills is less than 10p per week, despite the significant increase in investment.



Phil Jones, Northern Powergrid president and chief executive.
Phil Jones.
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Phil Jones, Northern Powergrid’s chief executive, said: “We are setting out our intentions as one of the leading investors in the region’s transition to net zero. We see it as a fantastic opportunity and a significant responsibility. Our network will be instrumental in the shift to low carbon energy and we are responding to the calls from our stakeholders to invest in the network technologies that will make it all possible.”

“This is not more of the same – we’re going to create the low carbon network of the future at the same time as improving service levels across the board. That means significant change in the way we do business. We need to learn new skills, create new job opportunities in the region and make the most of innovation, particularly in the area of data and digital technology.

“It’s hard to think of a better example of building back better. Over £3 billion of investment in the region that delivers real action on climate change and more skilled jobs – on top of improved services in every area of our business. Our proposals help set the region firmly on the pathway to strong, decarbonised regional growth – delivering prosperity and leading the way to net zero.”

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The investment increase is focused on creating a smarter, more flexible energy system that maintains high levels of security and reliability. Efficiencies factored into the plans mean that the ambitious outcomes are delivered without significantly impacting the annual network-

related charges which customers pay as part of their bill to their chosen energy supplier.

It means from 2023 onwards, domestic customers’ bills on average will increase by about 5 per cent to around £94.40 a year.



Patrick Erwin.
Patrick Erwin.
(Image: Northern Powergrid)

Patrick Erwin, Northern Powergrid’s policy and markets director, said: “The pathway to decarbonisation is still uncertain, as emerging technologies such as green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and grid-scale energy storage compete for funding and mainstream uptake. We are proposing a draft plan that will help manage this uncertainty by operating a flexibility-first approach; strengthening the capability of our network and operating a smart, flexible system that can adapt to every potential decarbonisation pathway for our customers.”

The plan follows extensive engagement with further feedback ahead of December delivery to the regulator.

An online portal has been created at www.ed2plan.northernpowergrid.com/ with a wider campaign from September.



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