National Grid Advances Largest UK Electricity Grid Overhaul in Generations
SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - National Grid is executing what it describes as the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations, with infrastructure projects running across England and Wales under its Great Grid Upgrade programme. The initiative is designed to expand reliable electricity connections for residential customers and commercial operators at a moment when the company is planning for global electricity consumption to more than double by 2050. For businesses dependent on grid-supplied power - from light manufacturing to office operations - the programme has direct relevance to future connection capacity and supply reliability. The scale of the effort requires engineers, scientists, designers, planners, builders, policymakers, and communities to work in parallel across a multi-site construction and engineering effort.