The unstoppable march toward electrification: The Grid Series

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, the electricity grid will need to be able to handle a greater and greater load. In the second installment of Zero’s grid series, Akshat Rathi sits down with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson to talk about what that looks like in the UK. They discussed the promise of GB Energy, the challenges of hiring qualified engineers, and what the new Labour government can do to speed up the UK’s energy transition.  Explore further: Past Grid Series episode with National Grid’s Sanjeet Sanghera about the challenges of updating the grid around the world Past episode about the role of the UK’s Climate Change Committee in shaping net zero policy Past episode with Vesta’s CEO Henrik Andersen about the wind industry’s hurdles Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, and Anna Mazarakis. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at [email protected]. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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