James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
National Grid: East of EnglandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem will make an estimate of the cost of the (i) sealing end compounds and (ii) other costs associated with the construction of the (A) underground and (B) oth
Answer: It is the responsibility of the developers of electricity network projects – in this case National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) - to propose the route and obtain planning permission for that route. NGET presented cost estimates for the Norwich to ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17189 on National Grid: Costs of the Western and Eastern Links, if he will make an estimate of the time for delivering the onshore option
Answer: At the time of Ofgem’s decision for Eastern Green Link (EGL) 1&2 Final Need Case, an onshore option was expected to be delivered by 2036, based on information provided by the Transmission Owner, National Grid Electricity Transmission. It was not inclu...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 16211 on National Grid: Costs of the Western and Eastern Links, whether (a) he and (b) Ofgem is able to provide the estimate requested.
Answer: The analysis of an onshore reinforcement (i.e. overhead pylons) for Western Green Link was conducted 16 years ago and cost estimates for alternative options are not available.As the option of an onshore reinforcement for Eastern Green Link 1&2 did not...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational GridDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost of building (a) the Western link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern Link if that route was primarily overland via pylons instead of o
Answer: Ofgem reviews proposed project costs and ensures that network companies spend efficiently. Electricity network reinforcements are only approved where they are in the interests of consumers and help reduce system costs. Ofgem identified a net lifetime bene...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: East of EnglandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October to Question 5072 on National Grid: Costs, what estimate he has made of the potential impact on consumer energy bills of the lifetime costs of delivering th
Answer: As part of the feasibility work for the coordination proposal explored through the Offshore Coordination Support Scheme, independent analysis by Arup and the Electricity System Operator (now the National Energy System Operator) identified an increase in d...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4389 on National Grid: Costs, whether (a) he and (b) Ofgem is able to provide the estimate requested.
Answer: New network infrastructure is essential to meet the rising demand for electricity and connect new renewable generation. Ofgem estimates that the Western Link and Eastern Green Link will increase consumer bills by an average of £6.50 per annum over a 60-ye...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact on consumer energy bills of the total lifetime cost of delivering (a) the Western Link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern
Answer: Electricity network reinforcements are only approved where they are in the interests of consumers and help reduce overall system costs. For both the Western Link and the Eastern Green Link projects, decisions to proceed were based on robust cost-benefit a...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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