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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections

fields full of photovoltaic panels
The Shotwick solar energy park in Deeside, Wales. Britain is suffering from an energy gridlock of “zombie” projects forcing ready-to-go proposals to face a 15-year wait to plug into Britain’s transmission lines. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Britain’s energy system operator is pulling the plug on hundreds of electricity generation projects to clear a huge backlog that is stopping “shovel-ready” schemes from connecting to the power grid.

Developers will be told on Monday whether their plans will be dismissed by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) – or whether they will be prioritised to connect by either the end of the decade or 2035.

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