Energy regulator Ofgem is calling for feedback on new licensing conditions that would support implementation of the latest Target Model Options (TMO4+), NESO's proposal to enable connections reform.
A poll conducted by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight shows that 75% of energy experts feel that getting a timely grid connection is the greatest challenge in the rollout of renewables in the UK.
Ofgem has published an open letter providing an update on the processes it is undertaking to progress key initiatives from the November 2023 Connections Action Plan (CAP).
A lack of competition in the UK’s electricity transmission and distribution networks is preventing the energy transition from advancing at the pace it must. Here’s how Spencer Thompson, CEO at Eclipse Power suggests we remove the bottleneck.
National Grid has confirmed a £90 million upgrade of an overhead power line that will accelerate the connection of 175 clean energy projects to the grid.
Grid consultancy Roadnight Taylor has written to Ofgem on behalf of energy scheme developers to call for reform to the mechanisms for charging for supergrid transformer reinforcement.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced a programme of investment in the transmission network in Scotland to connect offshore wind to the UK’s energy grid.
Regen, on behalf of six trade bodies, has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary Grant Shapps to address network constraints with many facing connectivity delays of up to 15 years.
RSK has highlighted the need for a cleanse of grid capacity registers, a shift in capacity to areas with generation potential and the streamlining of relevant energy developments as a means to unlock the UK’s renewable energy sector.
