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Published:
September
16,
2009
Proposed
high voltage power lines may run through Burnham area
A
new 37-mile 400,000 volt overhead pylon line connecting Hinkley
Point to a new sub-station in Avonmouth is likely to run through
the Burnham-On-Sea area, it was announced on Wednesday (September
16th).
The
National Grid has been asked to connect the proposed new
nuclear power station at Hinkley Point to the sub-station near
Bristol.
 Residents
in the Burnham area will be asked for their views about the scheme
when a period of public consultation starts from the beginning
of October.
National
Grid project manager David Mercer said on Wednesday: "Depending
on the final route, the overhead line would be approximately 37
miles long and would be constructed in 2016 at a cost of approximately
£2m per mile."
"Electricity
is an essential part of our lives and this line will play a key
role in helping to meet the demand for power.
"With
a number of major power stations due to close down over the next
decade and electricity demand rising, the country needs 20 gigawatts
of new generation by 2020. However these new power stations will
need new transmission infrastructure to connect them securely."
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