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Proposed British government-backed organization
Great British Grid is a proposed publicly owned entity backed by the British government that will seek to bring electrical energy distribution under greater public control and ownership. It will have access to a £4 billion investment fund that has been allocated to Great British Energy. It was announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham in a speech at the 2026 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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By cutting grid connection delays, the initiative aims to spur economic growth and accelerate the clean energy transition.
The UK Government has announced the formation of the Great British Grid (GBG), a new publicly owned body within Great British Energy aiming to help accelerate the delivery of much needed ...
The new publicly owned body, part of Great British Energy, will bring together public and private investment to accelerate critical network infrastructure, whil...