Wider decarbonisation goals should be considered when planning grid infrastructure. The UK Government should continue to appraise National Grid ESO’s Holistic Network Design and follow-up exercise with this in mind and ensure opportunities for decarbonisation in Wales are not missed when decisions over where to connect floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea are made. The UK Government should update us on work to strengthen the grid in South West Wales to accommodate future generation in the...

Wider decarbonisation goals should be considered when planning grid infrastructure. The UK Government should continue to appraise National Grid ESO’s Holistic Network Design and follow-up exercise with this in mind and ensure opportunities for decarbonisation in Wales are not missed when decisions over where to connect floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea are made. The UK Government should update us on work to strengthen the grid in South West Wales to accommodate future generation in the Celtic Sea. Type: conclusion | Number: 16 | Paragraph: 68 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The independent report of the Offshore Wind Industry Champion noted the constraints on offshore wind from grid, and we refer to the Government’s response to the Committee’s previous enquiry on grid capacity in Wales for more specific details. The Government’s recently published Powering Up Britain p