Yorkshire Green Progress update

Published: 13 November 2026

Work on Yorkshire GREEN continues to progress, with a number of important milestones reached during 2026:

· two new substations are under construction at Overton and Monk Fryston

· eight supergrid transformers have been delivered and put in place

· 28 new pylons have been built

· 35 km of overhead line works have been completed.

Work in Shipton

In Shipton, work to our overhead lines is continuing with work expected to finish for this year, in the next few weeks. Our overhead line teams may need to return early next year to continue this work.

Work near to Overton

As you may be aware, we had two Yorkshire GREEN compounds close to Overton village. Our overhead line compound was located at the most northern tip of Overton Road, just off the junction with the A19. As the majority of our overhead line work has finished in the local area, this compound is currently being dismantled with most of the work expected to be completed by the end of the year. Once the compound has been removed, the land will begin to be restored to its former use as arable farmland, in line with our approved plans. Over the winter months, replacement hedgerows will also be planted to help reinstate the local landscape.

The diversion route for National Cycle Network Route 65, which partly runs alongside the compound, will remain in place while the wider Yorkshire GREEN project continues.

Our other compound, operated on behalf of National Grid by Murphy, supports the construction of the new Overton Substation. This will remain in place until the project is complete.