Responding to the government's clean power 2030 action plan announcement, Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive of Energy Networks Association, which represents the UK's electricity network operators said:
"Reforming the queue, as well as accelerating planning and consenting, remain the biggest barriers to enabling the government's clean power mission.
"The government's clean power action plan provides clear direction and seeks to tackle planning and the connections queue head on. These are steps our members have been calling for and welcome.
"Without an upgraded grid, we will miss out on the opportunity to create jobs and unlock investment vital to the UK's economic success."
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Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the industry body representing the energy networks. Our members include every major electricity network operator in the UK. The electricity networks are at the heart of the energy transition. They directly employ more than 26,000 people in the UK, including 1,500 apprentices. They are spending and investing £33bn in our electricity grids over the coming years, to ensure safe, reliable and secure energy supplies for the millions of homes and businesses reliant on power every day.
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