Accelerate grid build-out rates and speed up connections

  • Action 21

    21

    Answer

    The FSO should be granted the power to direct Ofgem to approve investment in improving transmission network capacity in line with its understanding of the future system. Texas’ Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, where transmission investments are targeted at areas where regulatory constraints on renewable deployment are lowest, should be considered as a model.

  • Action 22

    22

    Answer

    Reform grid connections to limit delays by moving from the first-come first-served model to a more market-based system.