Britain's Renewable Energy Boom Is Hitting a Grid Bottleneck

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The United Kingdom’s rapid expansion of wind and solar power is being constrained by inadequate electricity transmission infrastructure. Grid bottlenecks are contributing to high balancing costs and continued reliance on natural gas despite new renewable capacity.

The United Kingdom has invested heavily in expanding its renewable energy capacity in recent years to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and support a green transition. However, one major problem stands in the way of it achieving this goal – its unprepared transmission infrastructure. Despite several new wind and solar projects coming online, the U.K. still relies heavily on natural gas due to grid inefficiencies that are delaying the shift to green energy. The U.K. is spending up to £50 million a day to balance its power grid, as…