Millions of pounds in funding have been delivered to communities around energy facilities connecting Scotland and England.
But it’s not yet clear if Benarty will benefit in the same way when vaults begin to flow from the Kingdom to Norfolk.
Plans for Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4), a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission, include a new converter station near the existing substation at Westfield, near the town.
There will also be underground cables between Westfield and a landfall point at Kinghorn, where they will connect to subsea cables.
Other parts of the country host similar projects, such as EGL1, which runs from East Lothian to County Durham.
The two parties involved confirmed last year that an £8m pot had been approved to be spent in the areas where the cable meets land at either side.
A pot of more than £2 million was also made available for projects around Peterhead due to ELG2.
The Times approached SP Energy Networks, asking whether there are plans to allocate cash to communities in Fife when the project gets up and running.
A spokesperson for EGL4 said: “The Eastern Green Link 4 project will deliver a much-needed link between Scotland and England to free up capacity on the electricity network and strengthen energy security.
“The project is still in its early stages, so no confirmation can be made around community benefit at this time, but any future funds will be in line with Ofgem and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero guidance on community benefit and will be outlined in due course.”
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