David Smith, Chief Executive of Energy Networks Association, which represents the UK's network operators responded to today's announcements:
"Legislation to remove unnecessary barriers to the creation of essential energy infrastructure is a pragmatic step in the right direction, provided it doesn’t delay existing vital policy already in the works.
“The news from government today could accelerate the role renewables and hydrogen can play in the country's transition to Net Zero and help speed the creation of a smarter, more resilient energy network.”
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Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the industry body representing the energy networks. Our members include every major electricity network operator in the UK. The electricity networks are at the heart of the energy transition. They directly employ more than 26,000 people in the UK, including 1,500 apprentices. They are spending and investing £33bn in our electricity grids over the coming years, to ensure safe, reliable and secure energy supplies for the millions of homes and businesses reliant on power every day.
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