Planning Delays

Transmission companies can assist in delivering against national environmental and economic targets by solving delays to power projects through application of underground cables in problem areas.

Linking in remote wind power can depend on a single high capacity transmission project. If renewable power is not available, fossil fuel stations must be run to satisfy demand.

The International Energy Agency estimates that by 2020, 137GW of new power generation capacity will be needed in Europe, including 51GW of wind power. These wind projects offer a considerable quantity of emissions-free energy. View a case study of the a European country to illustrate the effects of delaying this capacity if transmission is not available to take the extra power.