Second 'electricity superhighway' between Scotland and England approved by Ofgem

Stuart Stone
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Barnes Ness Lighthouse on the River Forth. Situated along the beach from Torness Power Station near Dunbar - Credit: iStock
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Barnes Ness Lighthouse on the River Forth. Situated along the beach from Torness Power Station near Dunbar - Credit: iStock

Multi-billion-pound link between Scotland and County Durham aims to help power up to two million homes with wind power

Ofgem has today awarded a £2bn funding package to a new subsea and underground "electricity superhighway" project that aims to enable the transfer of 2GW of wind power between Scotland and northern England....

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