Joint update from DESNZ and Ofgem on connections reform delivery
and the level of battery storage capacity in the reformed queue.
Open letter from DESNZ and Ofgem
on connections reform delivery
Details
This is an open letter from MP, Minister for Energy in the
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Akshay Kaul,
Director General for Infrastructure at Ofgem.
The letter sets out progress in delivering connections reform,
acknowledges ongoing risks to delivery, and explains the actions
being taken to mitigate these risks. It highlights the outcomes
of the recent queue outcome exercise, including the high volume
of battery storage projects progressing to Gate 2 relative to the
capacity ranges set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
The letter outlines ongoing work to assess the impacts of this
relative surplus and reiterates the shared objective of ensuring
the reforms minimise consumer costs and support the timely
issuance of high‑quality connection offers in support of the
government's clean power and growth missions.
It also notes that options are being considered to safeguard
these objectives should further risks be identified, references
NESO's
annual consultation on its connections methodologies, and invites
views from industry on whether additional steps should be taken
through this process to address the battery surplus.
