£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route

‘High-capacity electrical spine’ to run onshore from north-east Scotland to north-west England

A £58bn plan to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid to connect up new windfarms off the coast of Scotland is expected to trigger tensions with communities along the route.

National Grid’s electricity system operator (ESO) has mapped out power “motorways” across Great Britain to allow for the biggest investment since the 1960s.