Connectology

Join our webinar: Gate 2 submissions – a practical guide

By |16 April, 2025|Connectology, Connectology webinars, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Join us for a webinar designed to bring clarity to the Gate 2 submission process for energy project developers and stakeholders. This session will help you understand what’s ahead and how to approach the Gate 2 evidence window with confidence.

Podcast: The Connectologists’® Top 10 Grid Connection Tips

By |09 April, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Getting your project connected to the grid is no easy feat—but what are the most essential tips to maximise success? In our latest podcast, our Connectologists® battle it out to decide the ultimate Top 10 Grid Connection Tips.

Podcast: Exploring Grid Code Change GC0117

By |03 April, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Join our Connectologist as they debate GC0117 the Grid Code change proposal, initially raised back in June 2018, aimed at improving transparency and consistency of access arrangements for generation and storage connections.

Podcast: Guest Series with Amanda Le Brocq, Sarah Jeffery and Mark Baker, NGED

By |26 March, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Join Pete Aston and Nikki Pillinger and special guests Amanda Le Brocq (Director of Connections), Sarah Jeffery and Mark Baker (Heads of Strategic Customer Engagement) from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED)

Webinar Recording: Last chance to secure your demand grid connection? 05 March 2025

By |06 March, 2025|Connectology, Connectology webinars, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Data centre, hydrogen electrolyser or industry looking to decarbonise? With the National Energy System Operator set to pause applications for demand connections at transmission, is March your last chance to secure a grid connection offer in 2025?

Podcast: Grid News and Views 10

By |19 February, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts, HOME PAGE NEWS|

Join Connectologist® Pete Aston, Catherine Cleary, Philip Bale, and Nikki Pillinger for an in-depth discussion on the evolving UK grid landscape in our latest podcast. This episode unpacks the latest developments affecting Clean Power 2030 and how they impact grid connections, project viability, and market dynamics.

Webinar Recording: Grid Connections Reform #4 – January 2025

By |30 January, 2025|Connectology, Connectology webinars, HOME PAGE NEWS|

With significant Grid Connections Reform developments since our last webinar in November, this fourth interactive instalment explored and debated key connections reform topics and answered audience questions

Podcast: Catherine Cleary on the Modo Energy podcast

By |23 January, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

Connectologist® Catherine Cleary was invited to join the well-respected Modo Energy Podcast. Hosted by Ed Porter and joined by Joe Colebrook, Head of Grid Connections at Innova, they discussed grid connections and Connections Reform.

Podcast: Guest series with Susan McDonald, Deloitte

By |20 January, 2025|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

Kyle Murchie is joined by special guest Susan McDonald, UK Energy Transition Lead for Net Zero Transformation at Deloitte. They discuss the future of the UK energy sector including Clean Power 2030, the challenges of rapidly expanding infrastructure, and the UK's leadership in offshore wind

Podcast: Guest series with Alasdair MacMillan, Ofgem

By |16 December, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

We are delighted that Alasdair MacMillan, Policy Lead of Electricity Connections at Ofgem joined Connectologists® Catherine Cleary and Kyle Murchie for our latest podcast. This episode delves into the complexities of Connections Reform in Great Britain, specifically focusing on the end-to-end review of the grid connection process.

Podcast: Guest series with Merlin Hyman and Joe Colebrook

By |27 November, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

Join Connectologists® Pete Aston and Nikki Pillinger as they welcome two special guests: Merlin Hyman, Chief Executive of Regen, and Joe Colebrook, Head of Grid Connections at Innova. Together, they dive into the complexities of Connections Reform and what it means for developers, policymakers, and the entire industry.

Podcast: Connections reform update #3 webinar – questions and answers

By |26 November, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

During our Connections Reform update #3 webinar we didn’t have time to answer all the questions. In this podcast, we help to shed light on some of the main themes running through the unanswered questions.

Podcast: The impact of the transmission network on distribution demand applications

By |13 November, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

In our latest podcast, our experts unpack how distribution and transmission networks interact and how the transmission network is affecting connection applications for demand at distribution level.

Podcast: Guest Series – Dan Nicholls, SNRG

By |06 November, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

In this “Repurposing Transmission Connections” podcast our team discuss the rapid changes in transmission connections. They provide an update for those with ongoing or upcoming projects, especially in light of the new TMO4+ process

Podcast: How did we get here? A review of recent changes to connections policy

By |22 October, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

With grid connections undergoing significant changes in recent years, it’s important to reflect and consider the alterations which have been made. In this episode of our Connectology® podcast, our team discuss what these shifts mean for the future of grid connections, setting the scene for 2025 and beyond.

Podcast: Repurposing Transmission Connections

By |15 October, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

In this “Repurposing Transmission Connections” podcast our team discuss the rapid changes in transmission connections. They provide an update for those with ongoing or upcoming projects, especially in light of the new TMO4+ process

Podcast: Decarbonising by 2030 – can GB achieve it?

By |07 October, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

The Connectologists® explore the feasibility of achieving a clean power system by 2030, Labour’s plans for net zero. They examine how we can realistically transition towards cleaner energy, the mix of technologies required to achieve this goal and potential alternative approaches.

Queue management – milestones calculator – connections reform

By |28 August, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Linkedin|

To support clients and the industry as a whole, Roadnight Taylor has developed a simple Milestone Calculator for transmission queue management. This free to download tool offers a view of milestone dates ahead of any Modification Application Offer or Construction Agreement Offer associated with a new application.

Podcast: Guest Series with Oli Spink, System Planning Manager, NGED

By |25 July, 2024|Connectology, Connectology podcasts|

In this episode of the Connectology podcast, Pete Aston is joined by Oli Spink, Head of System Planning at National Grid Electricity Distribution. The two discuss Network Development Plans in detail, with key insights from Oli’s experience in the Distribution System Operator team.

What is outage risk?

By |01 July, 2024|Connectology|

Outages are when sections of the network are switched out, either for planned maintenance and replacement, or for an unplanned fault. The frequency and duration of outages, along with the operating characteristics of the site, combine to give an overall outage risk for a site. Here we explain more about outage risk and the limited compensation available.

Podcast: Guest series with Laura Henry, Connections Policy and Change Manager at National Grid ESO

By |12 June, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this episode of the Connectology® Podcast, Catherine Cleary is joined by Laura Henry, Connections Policy and Change Manager at the Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO)

Webinar Request: Grid Connections Reform: where to invest in your projects now?

By |31 May, 2024|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

With several month to Connections Reform implementation this webinar will help developers gain insight to help them navigate important but complex project decisions

Webinar Request: Top Ten Design Phase Risks and Tips

By |29 May, 2024|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Request a link for our free webinar to join three of the Connectologists® give their top tips for avoiding what they think are the most significant risks to a connections project during the design phase.

Podcast: Hydrogen and the grid – considerations for developers, investors, networks and regulators

By |11 March, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, Roadnight Taylor’s Connectologists® discuss the Hydrogen development market and various opportunities and challenges around connecting the different types of hydrogen projects to the grid.

Transmission queue management – milestones calculator

By |01 March, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

To support clients and the industry as a whole, Roadnight Taylor has developed a simple Milestone Calculator for transmission queue management. This free to download tool offers a view of milestone dates ahead of any Modification Application Offer or Construction Agreement Offer associated with a new application.

Podcast: Agreements to vary and mod apps

By |27 February, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

With some 700 schemes about to receive an agreement to vary from National Grid ESO, our team set out the reasons why, the differences between the cohorts and the risks and opportunities associated with each. They highlight differences between these agreements to vary and mod apps, and flag the interaction between mod apps and milestones, termination risk and critical dates.

Podcast: Grid News and Views #6

By |12 February, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this Grid News and Views episode of the Connectology® Podcast, Roadnight Taylor's Pete Aston hosts colleagues Nikki Pillinger, Philip Bale and Kyle Murchie as they discuss National Grid ESO and the DNOs' progress with the Technical Limits initiative, and more...

Webinar Request: Top 10 lessons learnt from red flag due diligence

By |07 February, 2024|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Join this interactive webinar to see how our learning-points from conducting grid connection due diligence can be applied to your energy, real estate, industrial or datacentre development projects.

Podcast: Grid News and Views #5

By |04 January, 2024|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this Grid news and views’ episode, Pete Aston hosts colleagues Catherine Cleary, Philip Bale and Kyle Murchie, as they discuss National Grid ESO's progress with two-step offers, when this will come to an end and more...

Podcast: what a good investment director needs to know about grid due diligence to mitigate risks and potentially save £millions

By |18 December, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

On this podcast, two of Roadnight Taylor’s elite connections engineers discuss the key themes that they see determining the success of a connection and grid due diligence exercise, and some of the areas of risk that they see having been missed.

Podcast: Are your projects’ curtailments about to get a lot worse?

By |22 November, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

On this podcast, three of Roadnight Taylor’s elite connections engineers explore the issues around changes to DNO curtailment modelling and operation. They help identify higher risk projects, suggest mitigations and point to industry initiatives that may bring about positive change.

Podcast: The new treatment of Battery Energy Storage Schemes (BESS)

By |07 November, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Specialist grid connections engineers Pete Aston and Philip Bale, discuss the new rules regarding the treatment of Battery Energy Storage Schemes (BESS) by Distribution Network Operator (DNOs).

Podcast: The Technical Limits initiative. Will it accelerate your projects?

By |13 October, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, our Connectologists discuss the ENA's Technical Limits initiative and help developers and investors to understand the implications for the portfolios of large-scale projects they are building or acquiring.

Webinar Request: Mission critical grid connections

By |20 September, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

On this webinar with Q&A, we look at overcoming the challenges in achieving the grid connection permissions and network infrastructure that your business or community needs to achieve its mission critical projects

Early de-risking of grid connection offers – what to look for

By |11 September, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

Grid offers come with a long list of caveats that over the course of the development process need to be worked through and clarified to avoid pitfalls and delays. Here, we highlight common elements of the post-acceptance process that can catch some developers out.

Our open letter to Ofgem – reforming the mechanism for supergrid transformer charging

By |04 September, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, News|

In an open letter, we have urged Ofgem to draw its attention to the critical importance of ensuring there is a more appropriate mechanism implemented for charging for supergrid transformer reinforcement. The current charging mechanism is creating stalled and cancelled projects caused by funding risks for investors.

Podcast: Understanding outage risks (transmission)

By |31 August, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, our Connectologists give insights to help you understand transmission-connected energy projects’ abnormal running risks and how to mitigate them

Webinar Request: Connections reform on the route to Net Zero – July 2023

By |20 July, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

On this webinar with Q&A, Renewable UK, ENA, NGESO, RWE and Roadnight Taylor discuss connections reform, and what developers need to be thinking about for their projects

Podcast: Now you’ve got a connection offer, what next?

By |12 July, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, Catherine Cleary and Nikki Pillinger discuss the perils and pitfalls to avoid once a great connection offer has been accepted.

Podcast: Understanding outage risks webinar – who should tune in, when and why

By |28 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, Pete Aston explains why we are hosting an upcoming webinar to share insight to help Development and Investment Directors understand abnormal running risk, and how to go about mitigating the issues identified in their energy schemes.

Our response to Ofgem’s open letter consultation (16 May 2023)

By |23 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

On 16 May 2023, Ofgem launched a policy review on reforming the electricity connections system. They invited stakeholders to submit feedback on their open letter by 16 June 2023. This is our response, led by Pete Aston.

Podcast: Understanding SCR curtailment limits

By |22 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast Pete Aston helps listeners understand the weaknesses of the SCR Curtailment Limit calculation formula, and how the limit differs from DNO’s curtailment reports.

Podcast: Connections reform update #1

By |08 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast our Connectologists discuss the recent connections reform output from National Grid ESO and the Energy Networks Association, as well as Ofgem's open letter on future reform to the electricity connections process.

Podcast: Understanding DNO curtailment assessment reports webinar – who should tune in, when and why

By |05 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

In this podcast, Pete Aston and Philip Bale explain why they wanted to share, on their upcoming connectology® webinar, insight into ANM and the DNOs' reports, what they will be covering and who will benefit.

Webinar Request: Feasibility Studies (distribution)

By |01 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

On this webinar with Q&A, Pete Aston and Philip Bale will set out the incremental steps that they take, as Roadnight Taylor Connectologists® in seeking to make a project work on any given part of the network.

Webinar Watch: Grid connection feasibility studies (distribution)

By |01 June, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Webinar: On this webinar with Q&A, Pete Aston and Philip Bale will set out the incremental steps that they take, as Roadnight Taylor Connectologists® in seeking to make a project work on any given part of the network.

Podcast: Hinkley Point C Connection Project: an MP’s view – the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox on the challenges for North Somerset and the Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Bill

By |23 May, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

The second in a series of Pete Aston’s look at the HPC project, aimed at helping developers with connection offers understand the effect that transmission reinforcement work has on their projects.

Podcast: Third party works – what every good Development and Investment Director should know

By |09 May, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Third party works - what every good Development and Investment Director should know

Podcast: NGESO securities and liabilities – insights for success and risk management in connections

By |09 May, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

NGESO securities and liabilities: insights for success and risk management in connections

Podcast: The grid connection feasibility studies webinar – who should tune in, when and why

By |09 May, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Hugh Taylor explains why our Connectologists®have volunteered to share so much feasibility know-how in a webinar, how they will do so on the day - and who will get the most out of the webinar

Podcast: Hinkley Point C Connection Project: an introduction – Insights into transmission reinforcements and for developers stuck behind such works

By |09 May, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Pete introduces the Hinkley Point C Connection project, with a view to helping developers understand the scale of transmission works, and what it means for connections projects that are sitting behind similar, if not more extensive, reinforcements.

Podcast: National Grid’s Call For Expressions of Interest – What you should know, before it’s too late…

By |19 April, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

We discuss National Grid's call for expressions of interest from contracted connection customers whose connection dates have been impacted by transmission reinforcement works requirements. The deadline for responses is 30 April 2023.

Podcast: Optimising flexible connections to maximise income – what every good Development and Investment Director should know

By |12 April, 2023|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Optimising flexible connections to maximise income – what every good Development and Investment Director should know

Webinar Request: NGESO securities and liabilities

By |09 March, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

On this webinar with Q&A, Catherine Cleary and Pete Aston gave energy scheme investment and development directors insight into NGESO securities and liabilities methodologies, and the how to achieve success and manage risk

Webinar Watch: SCR shovel ready and existing schemes

By |18 January, 2023|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Free webinar: Game or be gamed? Opportunities and risks for investors in shovel ready developments and owners of existing generation and storage schemes under the new grid connection charging regime game - the Significant Code Review (SCR)

Podcast: NetZero Vs RIIO-ED2 final determinations

By |19 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Roadnight Taylor Connectologists® Pete Aston and Catherine Cleary discuss the RIIO-ED2 final determinations with Merlin Hyman, Chief Executive of Regen

Podcast: The gifts we’d like to give the GB electricity networks for Christmas

By |15 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Pete Aston hosts a festive chat with two of our other Connectologists®, Philip Bale and Nikki Pillinger, to find out what they would like the networks and DNOs to receive for Christmas.

Podcast: National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage

By |15 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage. Could it be a gamechanger and reduce your generation connection timeframes by a decade?

Webinar Watch: SCR commercial and industrial developers

By |14 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Free webinar: Game or be gamed? Opportunities and risks for commercial and industrial developers and investors under the new grid connection charging regime game - the Significant Code Review (SCR)

Grid connection charges and Significant Code Review: the risks and opportunities

By |12 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

Here, we have highlighted the main considerations of the Significant Code Review – what to look for and how our team could help identify these risks and maximise the opportunities for your project.

Podcast: Tertiary connections – what every good Development and Investment Director should know

By |08 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

Tertiary connections - what every good Development and Investment Director should know

What is network protection and what risk can it bring to connections?

By |03 December, 2022|Connectology|

This article is about how network companies isolate faults on the network and the risks for new connections. These protection-related issues can significantly impact on the cost of a scheme and can be the make-or-break factor.

Podcast: The Significant Code Review – what every good Development and Investment Director should know

By |01 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

The Significant Code Review: what every good Development and Investment Director should know

Podcast: National Grid’s TEC Amnesty – cool strategies that good Development and Investment Directors should know

By |24 November, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives, Connectology podcasts|

National Grid’s TEC Amnesty - cool strategies that good Development and Investment Directors should know

Webinar Request: Grid consenting your hyper scale demand ambitions

By |09 November, 2022|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Request a recording of our free webinar to hear our Connectologists® explain the common challenges in getting permission to connect to the grid at extra-high voltage and at transmission – and how to overcome them

Webinar Watch: Grid consenting your electric fleet ambitions

By |19 October, 2022|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

In this webinar two of our Connectologists® outline the challenges in getting permission to connect large-scale electric vehicle charging to the grid – and how to overcome them.

Webinar Request: Grid consenting your electric fleet ambitions

By |19 October, 2022|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Request a recording of our free webinar to hear our Connectologists® explain the common challenges in getting permission to connect electric fleets to the grid – and how to overcome them.

Webinar Request: Grid consenting your behind the meter ambitions

By |05 October, 2022|Connectology, Connectology webinars|

Request a link for our free webinar to hear our Connectologists® explain the common challenges in getting permission to connect large-scale, on-site generation and storage to the grid – and how to overcome them.

Transmission reinforcement charges – and how supergrid transformer charges are blocking new connections

By |31 August, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

We look at transmission network reinforcement charges, how supergrid transformer charges are blocking new connections and offer some potential solutions.

The importance of a high quality G99 application – and the dangers of getting it wrong

By |12 August, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

A high quality G99 application is crucial. If the application is flawed, the scheme can carry risks that may not get picked up on until close to, or after, energisation. These risks range from being detrimental – whereby connection timeframes or ongoing uptime are compromised – to catastrophic.

The differences between transmission and distribution connections

By |12 May, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

We help explain the difference between transmission and distribution connections, and the timescales and costs you can expect with transmission connections.

P28, the engineering recommendation limiting the deployment of battery storage

By |02 May, 2022|Connectology, Connectology perspectives|

Interpretation by some DNOs of Engineering Recommendation P28 is threatening the deployment of battery storage schemes across large parts of the GB network. It has sparked an urgent debate, and one which Roadnight Taylor is proud to be influencing.

What are Statement of Works, Project Progression, Appendix G and Modification Applications?

By |01 May, 2022|Connectology|

Statement of Works, Appendix G, Project Progressions and Modification Applications - what are they and what is the difference? And what are the implications for new generation connections?

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