Skip to main contentBritain is now paying the price for decades of under-investment in the grid, warns RenewableUK director, who calls for fivefold increase in investment over the next five yearsUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre left) and energy secretary Ed Miliband (centre right) meet with trainees and apprentices at an centre owned by British utility SSE in Scotland. Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing StreetPolicyPublished 30 January 2026, 14:11Updated 30 January 2026, 14:24UKEurope
'After offshore wind auction success, this is the UK’s next huge task'
Britain is now paying the price for decades of under-investment in the grid, warns RenewableUK director, who calls for fivefold increase in investment over the next five years
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