Onshore wind and grid queue targeted in 2030 energy plan

Unveiled by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan provides a roadmap for decarbonising the grid by 2030, defined by at least 95 per cent of Britain’s electricity coming from low carbon sources. The new plan sets out how the government will build the generation and infrastructure needed to deliver that decarbonised system.

The document includes confirmation that onshore windfarms will be brought back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime in England. This will make it easier to progress onshore farms larger than 100MW. Other measures include reforming the queue system for connecting new projects to the national grid, and allowing planners to prioritise critical energy infrastructure and speed up decisions.

“A new era of clean electricity for our country offers a positive vision of Britain’s future with energy security, lower bills, good jobs and climate action,” said Miliband.

“This can only happen with big, bold change and that is why the government is embarking on the most ambitious reforms to our energy system in generations.”