Octopus Energy streamlines tech installations with fuse upgrades, slashing waiting times. Partnership with National Grid hailed as a booster in the drive for low-carbon technology adoptions in the UK.
The new ClearViewConnect report, published by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), will grant developers an anonymised view of generation connection pipelines for specific Grid Supply Points (GSPs).
Around 20GW of battery storage and distribution projects will be offered new connection dates by National Grid as it seeks to clear the backlog created by a ‘first-come-first-served’ model.
These include battery energy storage schemes and low carbon projects. On National Grid's transmission network, 19 battery energy storage projects worth
Plans to connect around 10 GW of battery energy storage projects in England and Wales are now in the fast lane. This comes on top of 10 GW of capacity unlocked at distribution level, including shovel-ready solar farms, onshore wind, and battery storage projects.