Plans are underway for a substation near Carlisle and a Cross Border Connection scheme in Cumbria, involving National Grid.

The entities involved

• National Grid →

  Adjacent upstate NY and MA utility; NECEC PPA signatory; partner with RWE on Community Offshore Wind.

  • Equipment failure has caused power outages affecting customers in Bethlehem and across the Hudson Valley.Sun 15:37
  • National Grid is preparing resources and positioning staff in Nantucket ahead of expected storm impacts.Sat 17:37
• Carlisle →

  city in Cumberland, Cumbria, England

  • River Eden bounds Rickerby Park near a development site in Carlisle.Mon 16:42
  • Speculative wetland housing co-operative planned for the River Eden floodplain in Carlisle.Mon 16:42
• Cumbria →

  ceremonial county of England

  • Models are underway regarding potential political shifts and representation changes in the county of Cumbria, with a focus on Carlisle.Mon 04:21
  • An election was held on September 1, 2026, to determine the leader of the Cumbria Combined Authority.Mon 04:21

Related events

• Carlisle is the focus of regional development efforts.Sep 17
• A transport corridor is being developed between Carlisle and Tweedbank.Sep 17