Report: UK-EU electricity interconnectors 'crucial' for post-Brexit decarbonisation

The UK government must continue to work closely with the EU to develop cross-border electricity cable connections after Brexit if it is to ensure the lowest-cost pathway to decarbonisation. That is the headline conclusion of a new policy paper from climate policy think tank E3G, which was released on Monday, and which argues electricity interconnectors physically linking the UK and EU power grids are becoming increasingly important to the delivery of climate and energy goals, as they can help boost energy security and flexibility amid rising renewable energy capacity on the grid. Interconnectors should therefore be at the top of UK priorities during its negotiations with the EU over the two parties' post-Brexit relationship, as they can play a key role in cost effectively meeting climate change targets.