What is Burnham’s GB Grid plan and could it bring down energy bills?
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAView image in fullscreenElectricity pylons at sunset in Scotland. “The price of energy is crippling for businesses, and British billpayers pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe.“We have an energy system where prices are dictated in markets miles away, while families and businesses here shoulder the costs. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAThe creation of GB Grid is timely.
- ▪Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAView image in fullscreenElectricity pylons at sunset in Scotland.
- ▪“The price of energy is crippling for businesses, and British billpayers pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe.“We have an energy system where prices are dictated in markets miles away, while families and businesses here shoulder t
- ▪Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAThe creation of GB Grid is timely.
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Electricity pylons at sunset in Scotland. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAView image in fullscreenElectricity pylons at sunset in Scotland. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAEnergy industryExplainerWhat is Burnham’s GB Grid plan and could it bring down energy bills?Proposed government-backed network body welcomed by some in sector but others call it just another quangoJillian Ambrose Energy correspondentTue 29 Sep 2026 09.09 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 09.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham’s first address to the Labour party conference as prime minister is due to address Britain’s rising energy costs and sluggish economic growth with plans for a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid.The proposals to set up GB Grid, first revealed by the Guardian,…
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