Issue 002 GB Grid Connection Queue

What moved in the GB grid connection queue this week

11 July 2026

5 capacity signals observed across monitored records. Every finding is verified before publication. Evidence packs are provided to subscribers.

5Movements detected
273 GWGate 1 + Gate 2 register capacityGeneration and storage projects classified Gate 1 or Gate 2 in the TEC register; excludes transmission-connected demand and blank-gate entries. Gate 1 does not reserve capacity or a queue place. This narrower measure replaces Issue 001's broader total.
GBTransmission + distribution
Network Capacity 9 July 2026
COEDPOETH T1 (substation)
SP Manweb, Merseyside & North Wales
Demand connection capacity at this substation is published as Red-constrained, already 0.4MW over-subscribed against firm capacity. Any project expecting to connect on the demand side here faces a constraint as of the current publication.
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Network Capacity 9 July 2026
RHYDLYDAN GT1 (substation)
SP Manweb, Merseyside & North Wales
Generation connection capacity at this substation is published as Red-constrained. Any project expecting to connect on the generation side here faces a constraint as of the current publication.
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Network Capacity 9 July 2026
SANKEY BRIDGES GT1 (substation)
SP Manweb, Merseyside & North Wales
Demand connection capacity at this substation is published as Red-constrained, already 1.0MW over-subscribed against firm capacity. Any project expecting to connect on the demand side here faces a constraint as of the current publication.
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Network Capacity 9 July 2026
NESTON T1 (substation)
SP Manweb, Merseyside & North Wales
Generation connection capacity at this substation is published as Red-constrained. Any project expecting to connect on the generation side here faces a constraint as of the current publication.
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Network Capacity 9 July 2026
OPTICAL FIBRES T1 (substation)
SP Manweb, Merseyside & North Wales
Generation connection capacity at this substation is published as Red-constrained. Any project expecting to connect on the generation side here faces a constraint as of the current publication.
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Public-data acknowledgements

Cairnel uses multiple sources to build the picture. Some of the public ones that need referencing are SP Energy Networks.

  • SP Energy Networks SC389555, Capacity Heatmaps Information Model SPM, source dataset, CC BY 4.0. Cairnel selected and reformatted the source observations. The source information is provided without warranties.

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