£64m for renewable power links
SSE, formerly Scottish & Southern Energy, was yesterday given the go-ahead for £64 million-worth of upgrades to its power distribution network in order to plug more renewable energy projects into the national grid.
The £34m Northern Isles New Energy Solutions project will allow small-scale renewable energy schemes to supply more of the power needed on Shetland.
Under the £30m New Thames Valley Vision programme, SSE will study how energy generation and demand changes during the day when solar panels are connected to the grid and when customers have recharging points for electric vehicles.
Mark Mathieson, managing director of SSE’s power distribution arm, said: “These projects will allow us to anticipate, understand and support behaviour change in individuals, small businesses and larger companies.”
Rachel Fletcher, Ofgem’s acting senior partner for smarter grids, governance and distribution, added: “Lessons learned from the projects will be shared with all network companies and other interested parties.”
Funding for the projects comes from Ofgem, the UK government’s Department of Energy & Climate Change, the European Union and SSE.
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man-o-field
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 12:03 PMYes, via Awfulgem.
nabodican
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 09:45 AMTherefore the funding really comes from we the taxpayer
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