Recommendation 50

Interconnectors with other countries can reduce, but not eliminate, the need for energy storage and curtailment on the grid and could allow us to export our storage capacity. There are security and political risks associated with over-reliance on interconnectors, especially in an energy crisis which is likely to be Europe-wide. The Government’s ambition to more than double interconnector capacity by 2030 is welcome and successful deployment so far demonstrates the value of cap-and-floor subsidies.