Energy Storage News•17 days ago
UK: ‘Painful but necessary’ reforms see 153GW of battery storage projects cut from grid connection queue
Key Takeaway
The UK's grid connection reform has drastically cleared the project queue, prioritizing viable projects and providing clearer timelines for developers, particularly impacting battery storage.
AI Summary
- •The UK's National Energy System Operator (NESO) has reformed its grid connection process, offering connections for 283GW of projects through 2035.
- •This reform led to the removal of 153GW of battery storage projects from the grid connection queue, significantly reducing congestion.
- •The new methodology aims to streamline connections, providing greater certainty and clearer timelines for developers with viable projects.
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Article Content
The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) will offer grid connection offers up to 2035 to 283GW of projects following a reform of the process. The system operator published the initial results from its reformed grid connection process yesterday (8 December). Before the new methodology for connections, the queue of projects awaiting an offer had reached around […]