First ready, fifirst connected: Reshufflffling the connections queue Utility Week looks at the Electricity System Operator's latest proposals for reforming the connections process for the transmission network, including its decision to apply the new process to the existing queue and the legal risks this could pose

The past several years have seen a sharp surge in connection applications far beyond what is actually needed to achieve Britain's net-zero target, with the result that some developers have been offered connection dates well over a decade into the future. "Clearly they feel that those are n...

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Published inUtility Week p. 12
Main Author Grimwood, Tom
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sutton NLA Media 02.05.2024
Subjects
Cost analysis
Judicial reviews
Queues
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The past several years have seen a sharp surge in connection applications far beyond what is actually needed to achieve Britain's net-zero target, with the result that some developers have been offered connection dates well over a decade into the future. "Clearly they feel that those are not insurmountable and the cost-benefifit analysis in terms of the benefifits to the grid and to viable projects are great enough that taking on those implementation challenges is worthwhile." Stradling says the recent introduction of new queue management provisions via the CUSC modifification CMP376 in November "does sort of create a precedent, but I don't think the fact that no one's challenged it means that they couldn't later challenge it because the court will look at whether you have got the power to introduce a retrospective modifification." Stradling adds that "you're bound to get some proposals to change the gate 2 criteria because of the way the CUSC process works.
ISSN:1356-5532