The three connectors – the FAB Link, IFA2 and the Viking Link – could be built by the end of the decade to boost transmission capacity by 3.4GW.
By Ofgem's calculations, the three proposed links, which would allow for the tie-in of huge volumes of renewable energy production, would provide "around £8bn ($12.1bn) of benefits" to UK consumers over the next 25 years, as well as boosting energy security.
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