The UK’s most northern point finally joins the country’s electric grid, reducing dependency on local fossil fuel stations
The Shetland Islands, the UK’s northernmost point, has been connected to the GB electricity grid for the first time through subsea cables.
The Shetlands lie some 110 miles from mainland Scotland and had previously relied on its own local sources for power generation, including two fossil-fuel power stations.
The islands are now connected to the national grid via a 260km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link installed by SSEN Transmission.
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