It's also a d.c. link. Remember it's only 34 kilometres between the closest points. The current inter-connector is currently 70km, with the planned second con

It's also a d.c. link. Remember it's only 34 kilometres between the closest points. The current inter-connector is currently 70km, with the planned second connector longer at 230km (but with a reduced capacity of 1 GW) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/European-business-development/Interconnectors/france/ http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/European-business-deve...