Connections Reform: Why Your Curtailment Forecast May Be Wrong
Connections Reform is reshaping more than grid connection dates. For distribution-connected renewable energy and battery storage projects, changes to the distribution queue and LIFO stack could significantly alter expected curtailment levels. While much of the industry focus has been on Gate 1, Gate 2 and CP2030 outcomes, developers and investors should also consider how post-reform queue reordering may impact project revenues, valuations and financing assumptions.Projects that once appeared low-risk for curtailment could find themselves pushed down the stack, while others may benefit from improved queue positions as less advanced schemes fall away. Understanding where your project sits in the post-reform queue is becoming an essential part of due diligence and project assessment.
June 19, 2026
UK AI Growth Zones: Turning Policy into Deliverable Data Centre Projects
The rollout of UK AI Growth Zones (AIGZs) marks a significant shift in how the UK is seeking to deliver the next generation of AI‑enabled data centres. Led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the programme is explicitly designed to remove key delivery constraints by prioritising access to power, streamlined planning, and investment ready locations capable of supporting large‑scale, energy intensive infrastructure.
April 20, 2026
CMP446 Explained
CMP446 raises the TIA threshold from 1MW to 5MW in England and Wales, streamlining grid connections for sub-5MW distributed generation projects. By removing unnecessary transmission impact assessments, CMP446 reduces delays, lowers costs, and creates faster routes to market for developers. But what does this mean for projects already in the pipeline and how will it affect larger schemes? Here’s what developers need to know.
March 3, 2026
Microgrids, Power-to-X, and Data Centres: Salvaging Value from CP2030 Gate 1 Grid Offers
Receiving a Gate 1 connection offer no longer has to signal the end of a viable energy project. As grid timelines stretch into decades, developers are increasingly turning to behind-the-meter solutions such as Power-to-X, private-wire demand, and data centre co-location to unlock revenue sooner. By rethinking how and where electricity is monetised, Gate 1 projects can reduce risk, improve bankability, and retain strategic optionality while awaiting Gate 2 progression.
January 9, 2026
All We Want For Christmas Is To Understand the Power Grid
From the quietest demand days of the year to dramatic voltage challenges and the famous New Year’s “midnight surge,” the festive season produces some of the most unusual electricity patterns on the system. As Britain powers down for Christmas and ramps up for the New Year, renewables, flexibility, and smart network management take centre stage. In this festive deep dive, we share curious tales of winter demand, green Christmas miracles, and what they reveal about the future of a decarbonised grid.
December 17, 2025
What are DUoS Charges & Why They Matter
Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges are the fees paid for using local electricity networks, but they’re far more than a line on a bill. DUoS underpins how Distribution Network Operators recover costs, shapes price signals across the system, and directly affects what consumers pay as well as how energy projects are developed and valued. Understanding how DUoS works is essential for households, businesses, and developers navigating an evolving, electrified energy system.
December 2, 2025
Grid Connection Feasibility Studies: Understanding the New Landscape after Connections Reform
The Impact Connections Reform will have on Grid Connection Feasibility In recent years, demand for new grid connections has grown significantly, as the UK and international energy markets transition toward cleaner, low-carbon generation. For each of these connections, be it a new renewable project, expanding an existing site, or planning a large demand project such […]
November 3, 2025