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Andy Burnham proposes GB Grid state energy body
Original: And Andy Burnham's next big idea: GB Grid. A state body to galvanise & accelerate investment in the UK's energy infrastr
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has put forward a proposal for GB Grid, a new state body intended to galvanise and accelerate investment in the UK's energy infrastructure. It would be funded using money already allocated to GB Energy. The argument is that energy infrastructure is a natural monopoly that has been disrupted, and that public coordination could speed up badly needed grid investment.
Why now: Burnham is a prominent potential Labour leadership challenger and energy investment is a live UK policy debate.
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- And Andy Burnham's next big idea: GB Grid. A state body to galvanise & accelerate investment in the UK's energy infrastructure, funded by money already allocated to GB Energy. Certainly, energy infrastructure looks like a 'natural monopoly' which has been disrupted by… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 11
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