UK Grid Operator Warns of Major Energy Transition Challenges

Britain’s transition to a low-carbon energy system is fraught with challenges, the new state-owned grid operator has warned in a report. Massive investments in transmission and demand pattern changes are among these, the National Energy System Operator said in the document, released today, as well as keeping natural gas-fired power plants as backup reserves even after the transition targets have been hit. The pace of expansion in alternative generation capacity would also need to speed up considerably to meet these targets. In the next two…