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Delays and exits in the transmission queue since 2021How often connection dates move, and how many projects leave the queue. Gate 2 in the transmission queueHow much of the queue has a Gate 2 offer, and what it did to connection dates. The battery queue and CMP470’s commitment feeHow far the battery queue sits above the line that would switch CMP470’s commitment fee off. Changes of customer in the transmission queueHow often connection agreements move between companies, and how those projects fared. Do projects connect on time?How late stages have connected against their connection date in the register. Which connection dates slip least?Which connection dates are pushed back least, allowing for how far ahead they are. Grid outages and the connections due by 2030How many of their planned outages the transmission owners carry out, against the connections due by 2030.

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Customer named in the TEC register

1project in the register
830 MWstill to connect
0 MWof that with Gate 2 offers
100 MWconnected now

Projects

ProjectConnection siteTechnologyQueued MWConnection dateGateStatus
Thornton FacilityThornton 400kV SubstationStorage with solar or wind83029 Oct 2027Not statedConsents Approved

Recent changes

  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Gate marking removed (was Gate 2)
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: 100 MW now connectedConnected
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Built
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Given a Gate 2 connection offerGate 2
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Connection date moved from 25 Oct 2024 to 24 Sep 2025 (+11 months)+11 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Connection date moved from 23 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2027 (+12 months)+12 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Connection date moved from 27 Oct 2028 to 30 Nov 2028 (+1 month)+1 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 4: Connection date moved from 28 Nov 2031 to 29 Oct 2032 (+11 months)+11 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Connection date moved from 30 Jun 2024 to 25 Oct 2024 (+4 months)+4 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 (8 days earlier)
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Consents Approved
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Connection date moved from 1 Jul 2028 to 27 Oct 2028 (+4 months)+4 mo
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Consents Approved
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windNew stage added (530 MW from 28 Nov 2031)
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Under Construction/Commissioning
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windRenamed from Thornton New Connection
  • Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windAdded to the registerNew
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Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

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Source: NESO