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Podcast: Grid News and Views #13
Pete Aston and Kyle Murchie return with insights on Britain’s evolving grid connections, from NESO’s new Gate 2 process to major charging reforms. They discuss what it means for developers amid soaring data centre demand and shifting energy policy.
Case: Saving money and time with the correct Connection Applications
Pete Aston details how a client planning to connect a 20MW solar farm to their existing facility overcame a devastating connection offer: wait until 2029 for transmission reinforcement works through a a counterintuitive application strategy
Podcast: Guest Series with Alan Pritchard, FarrPoint
Pete Aston sits down with Alan Pritchard from FarrPoint to explore the booming world of data centres. Alan explains why they've become critical national infrastructure and shares insights into the scale and cost of these projects - and why the UK's total capacity is still just 1.5GW.
Connectology for Community Energy
Roadnight Taylor to provide free monthly guidance on grid connections for Community Energy groups
Podcast: Guest Series with Mikey Clarke, Relode
We sit down with Mikey Clarke, CEO of Relode Energy, to explore how the UK’s energy infrastructure must evolve to meet rising demand. We unpack the idea of power parks and the practical steps needed to electrify hard-to-reach sectors.
Podcast: Guest Series with Ed Birkett, Low Carbon
Ed Birkett, New Projects Director at Low Carbon joins our podcast to explain what’s going wrong with grid connection process and what needs to change. Ed also sounds the alarm on why transparency is essential as we move toward the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.
Podcast: Super Grid Transformer Charging – the full version
This extended podcast from Roadnight Taylor presents in-depth conversations with energy and development leaders on the challenges of Super Grid Transformer (SGT) charging and potential pathways for reform.
Podcast: Super Grid Transformer Charging – highlights
A highlights podcast exploring the pressing issue of Super Grid Transformer (SGT) charging, bringing together experts from across the energy and development sectors to share experiences, challenges, and ideas for reform.
Podcast: Grid News and Views #12
In this Grid News and Views episode Pete Aston, Catherine Cleary, and Nikki Pillinger unpack key updates on grid connections, Gate 2 timelines, and industry reforms.
Podcast: NESO’s essentials for Gate 2 evidence success, with Matt Vickers Director of Connections Reform
Matt Vickers, NESO, shares what it’s like leading one of the biggest overhauls in the UK energy sector—fixing the grid connections system and tackling a huge project queue.
Podcast: Grid News and Views #11
In this Grid News and Views episode Pete Aston, Philip Bale, and Kyle Murchie break down the latest on Connections Reform—especially what it means for developers navigating Gate 2 applications.
Podcast: Guest Series with Alex Ikonic, Orsted
This podcast discussed the evolving Project Commitment Fee (PCF) with special guest Alex Ikonic, Grid Engineer at Ørsted, who brings insights from the CMP448 CUSC work group.
Podcast: Distribution milestone intolerance and a green light for smaller projects
A podcast on how not meeting new queue milestones—like the 2-month planning deadline—could get your project dropped. Plus projects under 5MW in England & Wales may now skip TIAs under CMP446
