The Anonymous Widower

Opportunity For Communities To Have Their Say On National Grid Proposals For Norwich To Tilbury Project

The title of this post is the same as that of this press release from National Grid.

These three bullet points are sub-headings.

• National Grid is consulting communities for 10 weeks, between Wednesday 10 April to Tuesday 18 June, on its infrastructure proposals to connect new clean energy sources into the East Anglian electricity network.
• Norwich to Tilbury will enable National Grid to connect the sources of power generated from offshore wind to homes and businesses across Britain, helping to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and bring the cost of energy bills down.
• The project will help the UK achieve its aim of generating 50GW of energy from offshore wind by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

This page on the National Grid web site has an interactive map of the route.

This paragraph invites people to comment.

National Grid is encouraging communities in East Anglia to comment on proposals to upgrade the high voltage power network in England as part of a 10-week consultation process which runs between Wednesday 10 April and Tuesday 18 June.

National Grid have also announced dates of when public information events are being held.

• Wednesday 24 April 2024 – 12pm – 5pm – Towngate Theatre, St Martin’s Square, Basildon, Essex SS14 1DL
• Thursday 25 April 2024 – 2pm – 7pm – The Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9NN
• Saturday 27 April 202 – 11am – 4pm – Chelmsford City Racecourse, Chelmsford, CM3 1QP
• Tuesday 30 April 2024 – 12pm – 5pm – Gislingham Village Hall, Mill Street, Gislingham, IP23 8JT
• Wednesday 1 May 2024 – 11am – 4pm – Copdock Village Hall, Old London Road, Copdock, IP8 3JN
• Friday 3 May 2024 – 1pm – 6pm – Needham Market Community Centre, School St, Needham Market, Ipswich IP6 8BB
• Saturday 4 May 2024 – 11am – 4pm – Lawford Venture Centre 2000, Bromley Road, Lawford, Manningtree CO11 2JE
• Wednesday 8 May 2024 – 4pm – 7pm – The Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Grays, RM16 2JU
• Thursday 9 May 2024 – 1pm – 6pm-  Thorpe Hall, Ashwell Thorpe and Fundenhall Community Centre, Muskett Road, Ashwellthorpe, NR16 1FD
• Friday 10 May 2024 – 1pm – 6pm – Tibenham Community Hall, Pristow Green Lane, Tibenham, Norwich NR16 1PX
• Tuesday 14 May 2024 – 11am – 4pm – Witham Public Hall, Collingwood Road, Witham, CM8 2DY
• Wednesday 15 May 2024 – pm – 6pm – Diss Town Football Club, Diss, IP22 4QP
• Thursday 16 May 2024 – 2pm – 7pm – Langham Community Centre, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PA
• Friday 17 May 2024 – 1pm – 6pm  – Great Bromley Village Hall, Parsons Hill, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7JA

I shall be going to the Brentwood and Needham Market meetings.

I have some thoughts.

T-Pylons

There is a chance that this route will not use conventional pylons.

These pictures show the T-pylons, that have been used in Somerset to connect Hinckley Point C power station to the National Grid.

Note.

1. They are a Danish design.
2. They are shorter than current pylons.
3. They have a smaller footprint on the ground.
4. The design won a National Grid-RIBA design competition.
5. We will probably see them around the country in the next few years.

They are certainly better than the standard ones that connect the Sizewell site to the National Grid, that passed by my first house in Suffolk.

April 15, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Consultation, Electricity Transmission, Hinckley Point C Nuclear Power Station, National Grid, National Grid Norwich To Tilbury Project, Sizewell, T-Pylon