Trade and Industry written question – answered at on 19 November 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of transmitting energy underground.
None. It is recognised that compared with overhead lines, there are potential benefits of underground transmission. However, benefits must always be weighed against cost, which at 400,000 volts in particular, is significantly higher per kilometre than an overhead line.
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