Electricity networks are being upgraded to support a transition to net zero by 2045 MORE THAN £1.5bn will be invested to prepare Scotland for a clean electricity transformation – central to plans to support electric vehicles and a transition away from gas central heating. Scotland has pledged to become a carbon neutral nation by 2045 – with electricity, which is already generated from mostly-renewable sources, seen as a key power source to decarbonise other sectors including transport and heating. Reliance on electricity as an energy source is expected to soar from 20% to around 65% by 2050 – with grid pressures increasing for sustainable transport, heat and industrial networks.