Written evidence to be reported to the House
Energy Bill
12:00 pm
David Smith: I should just like to make a couple of points about what happens when the transmission hits shore and becomes part of the distribution system. The build will be in remote places. We will, at the same time, have to look at our distribution network and whether we need to beef up the network or put new networks in place.
I had a conversation in this room a couple of weeks ago on the Planning Bill. These things need to sit hand in hand, because we cannot end up with wholesale pieces of the network sitting in planning for long periods. We also have a major skills shortage, and we need to address it. It is all about considering a series of stacking issues, rather than just focusing on one level of investment.