PRESS RELEASE FROM SASES (Substation Action: Save East Suffolk) and
SEAS (Suffolk Energy Action Solutions)
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We are strongly in favour of windfarms at sea, renewable energy and meeting the 2050 Net Zero target, but Suffolk coastal communities are dismayed to discover that National Grid and ScottishPower could be given consent to wreck their beautiful heritage coast in the name of Green Energy.
Watch a short film to find out more: "Suffolk Under Threat" at https://vimeo.com/675875579
The largest onshore energy-hub in the UK is anything but green. Developers have chosen the cheapest and easiest location, using already outdated ideas, for their own benefit. There is a better way forward — energy can be taken to a brownfield site, closer to London, where it is needed.
The imminent decision on EA1N and EA2 for three giant substations in Friston will open a portal to the UK’s biggest energy-hub, setting the precedent for the future of our National energy infrastructures.
We are calling for a split decision, to allow work on windfarms at sea to continue — but pause and consider a better, greener solution for onshore substations at Friston.
Act now. Make your voice heard. Tell The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) that "Brownfield is best".
Email him at secretary.state@beis.gov.uk