The UK’s electricity grid is facing unprecedented capacity constraints as it transitions to renewable and low carbon generation. At the same time, rising energy costs are holding many businesses back from vital investment, limiting their ability to expand and grow.
Private wire solar schemes play a key role in ensuring greater domestic energy security by directly reducing reliance on the electricitry grid and imported energy. Unlike traditional grid-connected schemes, electricity is delivered via dedicated cables to businesses, allowing industrial and commercial clients to bypass local network infrastructure constraints.
The private wire connection to GSK Stevenage would provide energy security through longer-term price certainty, whilst helping to also deliver GSK’s challenging decarbonisation targets. This would allow the company to focus resource on vital pharmaceutical research and development taking place in Hertfordshire, supporting continued business growth as a major local employer.
