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From The Daily Sceptic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Richard Eldred<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet its legally binding Net Zero target by 2030, Britain needs to construct a staggering thousand kilometres of new power lines and pylons. The Telegraph<\/em> has the details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A further 4,500 km (2,800 miles) of undersea cables will be needed so ministers can hit their clean energy targets<\/a>, analysis from the National Energy System Operator (Neso) reportedly says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes after years of warnings that Britain\u2019s legally binding Net Zero targets, which aim to \u201cdecarbonise\u201d the electricity generation system, risk triggering blackouts and forcing people to switch off electrical appliances at times when the grid can no longer meet demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioned by Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, a new Neso report suggests the electricity grid needs \u00a340 billion of investment per year in new cables and renewable energy sources to deliver Mr. Miliband\u2019s Net Zero demands<\/a>, according to the Sunday Times<\/em>. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.K. is importing record amounts of electricity from Europe just to keep the lights on, the Telegraph<\/em> revealed this week<\/a>, with net imports of 26.3 terawatt-hours between January and September setting a new record. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increasing reliance on interconnectors \u2013 giant undersea power cables such as the 1,000-megawatt BritNed link between the U.K. and the Netherlands \u2013 also exposes Britain to geopolitical risks<\/a>, critics say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years ago France threatened to cut off electricity supplies to Jersey after the Channel Island\u2019s authorities declined to grant extra permits to French fishermen wanting to operate in its waters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Worth reading in full.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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