The
proposals,
put
forward
by
energy
regulator
Ofgem,
come
in
response
to
long-standing
industry
complaints
that
the
current
system
does
not
encourage
joined-up
thinking,
and
will
result
in
an
inefficient
and
needlessly
expensive
offshore
grid
network.
The
new
rules
would
make
it
easier
for
developers
to
win
consents
for
links
accommodating
multiple
offshore
wind
farms.
They
may
also
lead
to
the
UK
government
playing
a
role
in
funding
so-called
“anticipatory
investments”,
or
offshore
cables
built
in
advance
of
wind
farms.
Such
anticipatory
cables
would
allow
for
a
more
strategic
approach
to
designing
the
offshore…
