Poll reveals nearly two thirds of people support UK grid upgrade

James Murray
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Poll reveals nearly two thirds of people support UK grid upgrade

Survey commissioned by trade body RenewableUK receals over 60 per cent of people support the development of new electricity grid projects

Almost two thirds of the British public would support a new wave of electricity transmission projects to help enable the continued decarbonisation of the UK's grid. That is the headline finding of a...

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