Grid constraints could cost consumers £3.5 billion by the end of this decade, but while we wait for HVDC infrastructure buildout, let's build batteries too, writes Chris Wickins, technical director at developer Field.
Irene Di Martino, CEO at Amp X discusses how a whole system approach can address issues for three key stakeholders in a decarbonised grid in yesterday's Current± Briefings.
Octopus Energy has called for “more action, speed and results to clear the grid connection queue” as it outlined its five-point plan to quickly connect 5.7GW of renewable projects.
In its role as the energy regulator, Ofgem is acutely aware of the issues surrounding grid connections and is exploring several interventions to support the UK’s energy community to overcome this growing obstacle.
UK law firm TLT and real estate consultancy Gerald Eve have stated that the UK’s net zero prospects are currently at risk due to the ongoing fight over land use.
National Grid ESO estimated that it has saved consumers £80 million between April 2022 and January 2023 that would otherwise have been used on constraint payments, through the early adoption of its Constraint Management Pathfinder’s (CMP) Anglo-Scottish Intertrip scheme.
“If we are going to decarbonise, we need solutions that tackle problems for both the developer and the consumer,” said Dan Nicholls, managing director at SNRG.
