Environment
Our business has entered an exciting and challenging new phase, as we expand and upgrade our networks to bring about a secure, affordable and clean energy future for our customers and communities.
Annual Environment Report
In this, our second annual environment report of the ED2 regulatory period, we set out our progress against our core commitments and our approach to the challenges that remain, as we embed actions to reduce emissions and improve our environmental performance.
The information in this report follows the guidance issued by our regulator, Ofgem. We report on performance data for the financial year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Alongside this we have provided details of our approach to deliver against our core commitments and a summary of planned activities in these areas.
We have delivered the first phase of energy efficiency upgrades to our buildings and progressed with the electrification of our light duty fleet.
- Yasharn Smith, Director of SHE and Operations Support National Grid Electricity Distribution
Performance highlights 2024/25
Business carbon footprint
- 9.4% of light duty fleet vehicles are zero emissions
- 67% of company cars are zero emissions vehicles
- 100% of purchased electricity is certified renewable
- 18 sites retrofitted with LED lighting
Managing environmental impact
- 97% of waste diverted from landfill
- 22 substation sites surveyed for biodiversity net gain
- 19.4 km of fluid-filled cables decommissioned
- Passed ISO14001 external audit
Environment and community
- 6 volunteering days on habitat management projects with the Heart of England Forest
- Over 750 volunteering hours on community, conservation and tree planting projects
- 5 solar school installations delivered