ESO vets stalled connection bids to ease grid bottlenecks

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) is vetting stalled projects seeking a grid connection in a bid to tackle bottlenecks on the transmission network in South Wales that threaten to hold back potentially more viable renewable energy developments. Giving evidence to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee on Wednesday (27 April), the ESO’s head of networks Julian Leslie said the body is taking steps to take projects out of the connection pipeline that are not progressing.

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