Assessment of Public Attitudes Toward Network Infrastructure Entrenchment

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BEIS awarded a contract to Verian (Formerly Kantar Public) for assessing the entrenchment of public attitudes to network infrastructure.

The procurement was concluded as a direct award under the CCS PS21174 Energy and Climate Change Behavioural Science Framework - Lot 3.

The requirement addresses the expected increase in annual electricity demand by over 35% in 2035 and over 70% in 2050, and the shift of wind generation to remote areas, including offshore, leading to greater infrastructure impacts on communities.

The new network infrastructure includes overhead and underground lines, offshore transmission cables, substations, and landing infrastructure, facing barriers such as lengthy planning processes, system design, supply chains, system constraint costs, environmental pressures, and community engagement.

The contract value is AUD 86,904.