Introduction
This paper examines the present sources and distribution of electrical power in the United Kingdom and looks at the possible / likely changes in the future. Since April 2005, the electricity generating and supply industries of England & Wales and Scotland have been integrated, as a result of the Energy Act 2004. According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The Current British Electricity Network can be summarized as electricity generators (all sources including renewable sources) connected to a transmission grid, which comprises:
The National Grid (circa 25,000km of high voltage overhead lines, and
Regional Distribution Networks (circa 800,000km of overhead lines and/or underground cabling). National grid ...
