Local Zero

Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities

Climate action on your doorstep. Dr Jen Roberts, Prof Matt Hannon and Dr Fraser Stewart are your trusted guides to smart local energy and a zero carbon future. Find us at www.localzeropod.com

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Local Zero

Episodes (127)

Tuesday Dispatches from the grid frontline: How is the UK’s grid expansion impacting communities?
Tue Jun 2nd What Do the UK Elections Tell Us About Net Zero?
May 21st Coming soon: new episodes of Local Zero

Local Zero

Jun 23, 2026
51½ minutes
23 MB

As renewable electricity generation grows and more sectors electrify, the UK needs a bigger and stronger electricity network to transport clean power where it is needed. But what does this unprecedented expansion mean for the communities hosting new grid infrastructure? In this episode, Matt Hannon and Jen Roberts explore the experiences of people living on the frontline of the UK's electricity grid expansion. How are communities being affected by the construction and disruption associated with new transmission infrastructure? And what challenges and opportunities does this present for the electricity network companies responsible for delivering it? ...

Local Zero

Dispatches from the grid frontline: How is the UK’s grid expansion impacting communities?

Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities

00:00 -50:38