UK Grid Connections Queue

Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) Register — NESO's public record of every project seeking or holding a grid connection agreement. Updated Tuesdays & Fridays at 09:00 UTC.

Register snapshot: 2026-10-16 · 2,225 rows (1,723 projects in queue)

Capacity by Gate

Gate 1 and Gate 2 projects have signed, countersigned connection agreements. “Pending Designation” projects have not yet been countersigned — the Gate field is blank until countersigning, per NESO's register documentation.

Gate 1
293.1 GW
countersigned
Gate 2
15.4 GW
countersigned
Ungated
295.6 GW
not yet designated
Already connected
80.8 GW
Built (MW Connected > 0)

Queue breakdown

Active queue only (excludes Built projects). MW figures are the capacity for each stage (the “MW Increase / Decrease” field); projects with multiple stages contribute to their respective totals independently.

By plant type
Battery Storage
377.6 GW
Wind Offshore
86.8 GW
Demand
45.8 GW
CCGT
40.2 GW
Wind Onshore
20.9 GW
Pump Storage
9.7 GW
Nuclear
7.6 GW
Solar PV
7.1 GW
Biomass
3.9 GW
Interconnector
1.8 GW
OCGT (Open Cycle Gas Turbine)
897 MW
Tidal
390 MW
By Host TO
NGET
449.1 GW · 1016 projects
SHET
81.8 GW · 336 projects
SPT
73.2 GW · 368 projects
SHET = Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission · SPT = SP Transmission · NGET = National Grid ET · OFTO = Offshore TO
By agreement type
Direct Connection
571.2 GW · 1418 projects
Embedded
32.9 GW · 302 projects

Project status

Active queue only — Built projects are shown in the “Already Connected” card above.

StatusProjectsMW in stageShare
Scoping1,357494.3 GW
Awaiting Consents15557.4 GW
Consents Approved19145.1 GW
Under Construction/Commissioning387.3 GW

Recent changes

2026-10-16
Gate assignedAkku Tealing Battery Storage→ Gate 1
Status changedCogle Moss Wind FarmConsents Approved → Scoping
Status changedDrakelow Power Station 3 BESSUnder Construction/Commissioning → Scoping
New entryImmingham
Status changedImminghamBuilt → Scoping
Gate assignedImmingham→ Gate 1
Capacity updatedImmingham1268 MW → 50 MW
Status changedPencloe WindfarmConsents Approved → Scoping
Status changedPivot Power Harker HybridConsents Approved → Scoping
Left registerPRO-000053
2026-10-13
Gate assignedAberthaw PV & BESS Generation→ Gate 1
Gate assignedAGS Calderside Battery Energy Storage System→ Gate 1
Gate assignedAshbrook Lane BESS→ Gate 1
New entryBearsden BESS
New entryBearsden BESS
Gate assignedBeauly 02 BESS→ Gate 1
New entryBlairgowrie BESS
New entryBulls Lodge Farm
New entryBulls Lodge Farm 2
New entryCeltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Gate assignedCraighead Wind Farm→ Gate 1
Gate assignedDaventry High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1→ Gate 1
Gate assignedDunan Hill→ Gate 1
Gate assignedEdinbane Windfarm→ Gate 1
Gate assignedEdinbane Windfarm→ Gate 1
+35 more changes this snapshot

Project lookup

Search by project name or project number (e.g. PRO-001234).

About this data

Data source

NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) Register, accessed via the NESO Data Portal CKAN API. The register lists every project with or seeking a transmission connection agreement in Great Britain.

Staged projects and MW totals

Multi-stage projects appear as multiple rows sharing the same base project number (e.g. PRO-001234-1, PRO-001234-2). MW figures use the MW Increase/Decrease field — the capacity for each stage. NESO note: “Capacity across stages and technology types is currently presented in aggregate, which may result in duplicate entries.”

Gate column

The Gate field was added to the register on 21 November 2025. It indicates Gate 1 or Gate 2 (part of NESO's Connections Reform programme, per CUSC paragraphs 6.30.3.2 and 6.35.2). The field is only populated once an agreement is countersigned — blank values are normal and indicate the agreement has not yet been countersigned, shown here as “Pending Designation.”

Project identifiers

Project Number (PRO-XXXXXX) is the current primary identifier per NESO. Project ID (a legacy Salesforce field) is stored for reference — NESO confirmed in 2025 register documentation that Project IDs are being phased out in favour of Project Numbers.