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UK networks back split from Europe on SF6

UK networks back split from Europe on SF6

Mirroring the hard stance that has been taken on SF6 in electrical switch gear in Europe would threaten the UK’s net zero ambitions, electricity networks have warned. SF6, which has been used to insulate electrical switchgear since the 1960s, is 23,500 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. The European Union has set out a phased approach to banning SF6 in new installations, but UK networks have warned of the challenges this will bring.

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