Pylons in South Suffolk

The latest statutory consultation on a contentious pylon proposal running through Suffolk has begun – but opposition campaigners say alternatives are being ignored yet again.

A review into possible alternatives to a new pylon development has received backing of a local MP, who says it has revealed an option that is “good for the Dedham Vale and South Suffolk”.

My response to the ESO East Anglian Network study

OffSET Taskforce

Looking back over all the pylon coverage, of which there has been a lot this summer, I am incredibly grateful to all of the activists and campaigners who have been making the case for an offshore grid.

With ongoing coverage of the pylons issue, including in the SFP, I thought it would be helpful to provide an overview of latest developments; not least as there is considerable complexity. I am also aware of how much anxiety this issue causes for those who may be directly affected.

The route new overhead electricity powerlines will take, as they run across the Suffolk countryside, has finally been revealed.

National Grid wants to build a new 112-mile 400kV line, which it says is vital to help the UK achieve its aim of net zero emissions by 2050.

Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP, Jo Churchill MP, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Andrew Bowie MP, James Cartlidge MP.

East of England MPs, known as OffSET (Offshore Electricity-Grid Taskforce) have given a warm welcome to a review by ESO, the Electricity System Operator, to consider “offshore routes” for electricity transmission in East Anglia.

Campaigners have hit back at National Grid (NG) after the company claimed an offshore option to their controversial pylon project would cost six times the amount of existing plans (Image: PA/Susan Lang/Office of James Cartlidge MP)