{"id":"5c4c3436-bfea-4356-a451-926642425d51","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/28/burnham-to-announce-government-backed-body-to-invest-in-electricity-grid","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Burnham to announce government-backed body to invest in electricity grid","plainHeadline":"UK to launch GB Grid funded by public money to upgrade grid","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Andy Burnham to unveil GB Grid, a government-backed body for the electricity grid.","GB Grid will access £4bn allocated to Great British Energy to compete with National Grid.","Policy aims to public-control energy essentials and accelerate renewables rollout.","Officials say it will enable faster grid connections and expand business rights.","Miata Fahnbulleh cites the need to invest in the system at pace."],"topics":["Energy","Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T19:00:42.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T19:20:27.235Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/650269a0-c081-48c1-b40c-55fb8411406d","storyId":"650269a0-c081-48c1-b40c-55fb8411406d","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9da08b53b1de57c6714b2d31a4823c97299d0378/468_0_4680_3744/master/4680.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7fc83a3f37185da0b72d5274c3ee6478","author":"Kiran Stacey and Pippa Crerar","dek":"Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control"}