Transmission Access For Wind Generation
Mondaq Business Briefing › United Kingdom Law Articles in English (2008)
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Transmission Access For Wind Generation
The Conundrum
There are16GW of onshore wind applications in Scotland and 8GW of offshore wind applications in England. There is no way of knowing how much capacity will be built as a result of these applications. There is also no way of knowing how much conventional fossil fuel generation will be retired, either as a result or for some other reason. However, we do know that the main load centre is in the southeast of England and that is not likely to change. We also know that it is very difficult to get planning permission to build transmission in areas of outstanding natural beauty and it will certainly be difficult to get planning permission for wind generators in a number of on-shore locations.The ChallengeThe key challenges for connection and integration of wind generation in Scotland into the GB electricity market (BETTA) are:How to mak...See the full content of this document
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