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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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Transmission / Projects / Company

VPI Power Limited

Customer named in the TEC register

4projects in the register
1.8 GWstill to connect
0 MWof that with Gate 2 offers
2 GWconnected now

Projects

ProjectConnection siteTechnologyQueued MWConnection dateGateStatus
Damhead Creek 2Kingsnorth 400kV SubstationThermal (gas, biomass, waste)1,80031 Oct 2030 +62 moNot statedConsents Approved
Damhead CreekKingsnorth GSPThermal (gas, biomass, waste)0ConnectedNot statedBuilt
Rye HouseRye House GSPThermal (gas, biomass, waste)0ConnectedNot statedBuilt
ShorehamBolney 400kV SubstationThermal (gas, biomass, waste)0ConnectedNot statedBuilt

Recent changes

  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection date moved from 31 Aug 2025 to 31 Oct 2030 (+62 months)+62 mo
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connected MW moved between stages in the register (460 MW connected, unchanged)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Stage removed (40 MW connected)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Stage removed (−40 MW from 1 Oct 2026)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Stage removed (40 MW from 31 Dec 2029)
  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Gas (CCGT) to Gas (CCGT), Storage, Gas (OCGT)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection point changed from Bolney GSP to Bolney 400kV Substation
  • Damhead CreekEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Substation name updated in the register (from Kingsnorth to Kingsnorth GSP)
  • Rye HouseEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Substation name updated in the register (from Rye House to Rye House GSP)
  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Substation name updated in the register (from Kingsnorth 400kV to Kingsnorth 400kV Substation)
  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection date moved from 31 Aug 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 (+12 months)+12 mo
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Substation name updated in the register (from Bolney to Bolney GSP)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Stage 1: 40 MW now connectedConnected
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Stage 1: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Built
  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection date moved from 30 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2024 (+23 months)+23 mo
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)New stage added (40 MW from 1 Sep 2021)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)New stage added (−40 MW from 1 Oct 2026)
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)New stage added (40 MW from 31 Dec 2029)
  • Damhead CreekEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LIMITED to VPI POWER LIMITED
  • Damhead Creek 2England and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LIMITED to VPI POWER LIMITED
  • Rye HouseEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LIMITED to VPI POWER LIMITED
  • ShorehamEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LIMITED to VPI POWER LIMITED
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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