The Great Grid Upgrade Chesterfield to Willington

The Great Grid Upgrade Chesterfield to Willington

From Tuesday 14 May until 11:59pm Tuesday 17 September 2024 National Grid are consulting on their early proposals for Chesterfield to Willington. To enhance the electricity network by building and operating approximately 60 kilometres (km) of new 400 kilovolt (kV) overhead electricity line.

This overhead line would connect at a new 400 kV substation at Chesterfield (which will extend to the south of its existing 275 kV substation) and the existing Willington substation. It is proposed that the Chesterfield substation will be completed under a separate essential project, 'Brinsworth to High Marnham'. Other local network configurations would also need to be carried out as part of this project.

These proposals are part of The Great Grid Upgrade – the largest overhaul of the electricity transmission network in generations.

More information about the proposed project can be found on the project website nationalgrid.com/chesterfieldtowillington.

There are various drop in sessions but the nearest one to Horsley is being held at Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn, Belper, DE56 0LU on Monday 15th July July from 2pm to 7pm. Further details are here