Friday 02 Mar 2012 @ 11:20
Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Offshore wind co-ordination could save up to £3.5 BN

  • Coordination in the way links to offshore wind farms are developed could reduce the cost of offshore connections by between £0.5 and 3.5 billion.
  • Preparatory investment in anticipation that more generators will connect could be allowed - as long as Ofgem is satisfied that customer interests are protected.  

Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have yesterday published a report showing how more co-ordination in the development of offshore links and infrastructure can be achieved. In tandem, Ofgem has launched a consultation on potential changes to the regulatory regime for offshore transmission assets to take some of this work forward.

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