Speakers:
Mr Mark Winfield, Principal Consultant Engineer, Parsons Brinkerhoff
Prof Mike Sterling, Chairman, IET/DECC Transmission Costing Group
An independent report from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, in association with engineering firm Parsons Brinkerhoff and requested by the Infrastructure Planning Commission, was presented at the SMC. The report examines the costs of the different ways of transmitting electricity across the UK to inform upcoming planning decisions for updating the grid.