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National Grid: Darlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects are waiting to be connected to the National Grid in Darlington constituency.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects are waiting to be connected to the National Grid in Darlington constituency.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government does not hold data on projects awaiting a grid connection on a constituency basis. The latest national register for transmission connections is available at https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/transmission-entry-capacity-tec-register/tec_re...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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