What we monitor
01
Transmission connection queue
GB-wide queue position, capacity, status, gate movements, date changes, withdrawals, and new entries.
- Monthly source snapshot
- Project-level alerts
02
Distribution connection applications
Connection applications, accepted capacity, connected capacity, constraint status, and substation headroom across live covered regions.
- Monthly snapshot
- Four covered regions live
03
Company events and filings
Corporate status, officers, control changes, charges, insolvency-relevant notices, incorporations, dissolutions, and filing activity.
- Monthly source snapshot; daily diff check
- Subscriber alerts after adjudication
04
Planning decisions
Major infrastructure consenting plus local planning applications in Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing. Other LPAs produce an explicit coverage gap.
- Monthly source snapshot
- Decision-focused alerts
05
Procurement signals
Public energy-sector contract notices retained as research evidence. Current notices have not demonstrated a dependable named-project matching signal.
- Daily collection
- Not a subscriber alert category
06
Environmental signals
Permit, enforcement, and compliance events that may matter for project delivery, monitored where records can be matched with confidence.
- Monthly checks
- Company-led matching
07
Hiring activity
Experimental grid and energy-sector hiring evidence. It is not currently scheduled as a subscriber monitoring category.
- Research only
- Not a subscriber alert category
08
Electricity settlement confirmations
Registration and metering confirmations that can evidence operational readiness for matched projects.
- Daily checks
- Evidence-led matching
What we do not yet monitor
One major distribution region
Midlands, South West, and South Wales distribution coverage is planned, but token-gated and not yet live.
Southern and northern Scotland distribution
Coverage is planned, but not yet active in subscriber alerts.
Real-time grid frequency
Cairnel does not monitor live frequency or sub-second balancing conditions.
Private planning material
Confidential applications and documents not published through monitored channels are outside scope.
Regulatory filings
Regulatory filings are not yet part of the subscriber alert surface.
Connection probability scoring
Cairnel does not provide probability-of-connection estimates or investment scores at this stage.
Update frequency
How often the engine checks
| Monitoring area | Cadence | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission connection queue | Monthly source snapshot; daily/weekly diff checks | Live |
| Distribution connection applications | Monthly snapshot | Live |
| Company events and filings | Monthly source snapshot; daily diff checks | Live |
| Local planning applications | Monthly; Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing only | Limited |
| Major infrastructure consenting | Monthly source snapshot; daily diff checks | Live |
| Procurement signals | Daily collection | Research only |
| Environmental signals | Monthly checks | Live |
| Hiring activity | Not scheduled | Research only |
| Settlement confirmations | Daily checks | Live |
| Planned distribution expansion | Ready to activate when access is available | Planned |
Confidence tiers
Confirmed means the project, company, or grid asset is matched through a direct identifier or equivalent high-confidence evidence.
Probable means the match is strong but not direct. Cairnel may use name, location, capacity, timing, and related context, and the finding is reviewed before subscriber use.
Possible means the evidence suggests a relationship, but it is not strong enough to treat as confirmed. Possible matches can appear as context, not as a definitive change alert without review.
A gap means Cairnel checked a monitored channel and did not find evidence. It is not an adverse finding.
Questions
Ask us about coverage
Coverage changes as the engine expands. For a project-specific coverage check, email hello@cairnel.co.uk.
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