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While the US is languishing thanks to permitting hell, the UK is looking to speed up its clean energy transition with faster grid connections for solar, wind, and battery projects.
“Britain has offered grid connections to more than 700 projects, the country’s power planning body said on Wednesday, under a reformed allocation system expected to help unlock up to £40 billion in annual clean power investment.”
£40 billion! Who doesn’t want £40 billion worth of clean power projects to move forward as quickly as possible? (I mean, who other than fossil fuel companies?)
The country was previously operating under a “first come, first served” system, which doesn’t sound too bad, but that was apparently leading to significant bottlenecks in grid connection, according to the National Energy System Operator. The country implemented some reforms in the process, and now it’s basically sprinting forward in getting clean power projects the grid connections they need. (US, take note.)
