Energy planners say Labour's 2030 electricity net zero target is 'achievable' but a 'huge challenge'.
Nearly 620 miles of new power lines need to be built to meet the government's clean energy plans, official energy planners have concluded.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said ministers were committed to "significant reforms" of the planning system to speed up new connections.Miliband asked the National Energy System Operator to review ministers' clean energy plans after Labour's return to power at July's general election. Meeting the pledge, it finds, would require a significant boost to offshore wind capacity, alongside increased electrification of heat, transport and industry.
It added that this "challenging" timescale will require changes to the planning system to cut down the time new projects take to get approval. There has also been some scepticism within the trade union movement about the potential impact on jobs.
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