The World's longest under-sea power cables have been switched on - and they're bringing hydropower from Norway.
It's estimated that the interconnector will lower the UK's carbon emissions by 23 million tonnes between now and 2030 as it reduces the need to resort to fossil fuel power stations when the output drops from wind and solar farms.The world's longest under-sea power cables, stretching from Norway to Northumberland, should reduce the UK's carbon emissions as well as customer bills, according to experts.
The 450-mile-long North Sea Link connects the UK to Norway's power grid, which is almost entirely sourced from clean hydro-electricity.
From today, two parallel cables will carry 1,400 megawatts - enough electricity to power 1.4 million UK households.
Sky News was given exclusive access to the site where the interconnector starts its journey at Norway's largest hydropower station in Kvilldal, a tiny village north of Stavanger.
In a helicopter we flew above the route of the high-voltage cables as they snake through valleys, pass through mountains and plunge up to 600 metres beneath lakes and fjords, out towards the open sea.
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