website maker British Glass welcomes the uplift in the Network Charge Compensation from 60-90 percent provided in the Industrial Strategy from 2026, which will give UK glass sector a similar electricity cost to its EU competitors.
British Glass also welcomes the focus on connection reforms, which can act as a barrier to members accessing grid connections to facilitate decarbonisation through electrification or hydrogen assets.
British Glass is disappointed not to see a commitment to similar electrification business models, given that comparable Carbon Contracts for Difference schemes for energy-intensive industries are already in place in the EU. Even with the support announced in the Industrial Strategy, this will not address the disparity between fossil fuels and electricity, or incentivise essential decarbonisation investment in the electrification of glass furnaces in the UK relative to other EU countries, such as France and Germany.