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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose

British energy developers to be told: speed up projects or leave queue for grid

Solar panels being installed as part of a renewable green energy policy
MPs warned that that the government’s ambition to install 70GW of solar by 2035 may not happen if connection delays continue. Photograph: Mike Kemp/Corbis/Getty Images

Britain’s electricity system operator will tell energy developers to get on with their projects or get out of the queue for a grid connection as it struggles to manage the growing backlog of delayed green energy projects.

The ultimatum is expected to help speed up the 10- to 15-year wait for a grid connection, which is holding back billions in green investment and threatens to derail the UK’s progress towards its climate targets.

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