Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase grid capacity to enable a reduction in wind curtailment.

The current extent of grid constraints reflects years of underinvestment, with new network infrastructure development having lagged the expansion of new generation. That is why we are delivering the biggest upgrade to Great Britain’s electricity network in decades, helping bring forward capacity needed to reduce constraint costs. NESO analysis suggests that bringing forward three major transmission reinforcement projects by one year could reduce network constraint costs by around £4 billion in 2030.

Measures set out in the Reformed National Pricing Delivery Plan will further reduce constraint costs by up to £1 billion in 2030, helping lower household energy bills.