Correspondence

Increasing the level of coordination in offshore electricity infrastructure: BEIS and Ofgem open letter

Open letter to developers of offshore wind generation, electricity transmission licensees, and other interested parties, calling for views to support the Offshore transmission network review.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 24 August 2020
• Last updated: 4 January 2021 — See all updates

Documents

Increasing the level of coordination in offshore electricity infrastructure

PDF, 156 KB, 2 pages

BEIS and Ofgem joint response to the open letter

PDF, 259 KB, 5 pages

Details

This letter sets out the actions the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Ofgem are taking to increase the level of coordination in offshore transmission infrastructure, and calls for views to support the Offshore transmission network review which launched in July 2020.

We would particularly welcome views from those who are already pursuing some level of coordination or have identified an opportunity to do so, at a local, national or international level. This could include considering anticipatory investment in one project to enable a future project, or combining offshore wind and interconnector assets.

Ofgem and BEIS will use this information to:

• capitalise on early opportunities that will deliver benefits for consumers and the wider energy system
• inform future policy development relating to an enduring regime for connections post 2030

We are no longer accepting responses to the open letter. A joint response by BEIS and Ofgem has been published.

Published 24 August 2020
Last updated 4 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 4 January 2021

   Joint response from BEIS and Ofgem published.

2. 24 August 2020

   First published.