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: 2026-11-10 · 2,220 rows (1,722 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
313.4 GW
countersigned
Gate 2
23.7 GW
countersigned
Ungated
267.0 GW
not yet designated
Already connected
81.8 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
378.7 GW
Wind Offshore
86.8 GW
Demand
44.8 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
448.4 GW · 1016 projects
SHET
81.7 GW · 335 projects
SPT
74.0 GW · 367 projects
SHET = Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission · SPT = SP Transmission · NGET = National Grid ET · OFTO = Offshore TO
By agreement type
Direct Connection
571.4 GW · 1419 projects
Embedded
32.8 GW · 299 projects

Project status

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

StatusProjectsMW in stageShare
Scoping1,348492.9 GW
Awaiting Consents15256.0 GW
Consents Approved19847.7 GW
Under Construction/Commissioning397.6 GW

Recent changes

2026-11-10
Gate assignedHigh Netherfauld Farm BESS→ Gate 1
New entryPelham Farm 2
Gate assignedSanquhar II Wind Farm→ Gate 2
Gate assignedSanquhar II Wind Farm→ Gate 2
Gate assignedSt Asaph SSE→ Gate 1
Status changedStrathrory Wind FarmConsents Approved → Built
Capacity updatedStrathrory Wind Farm36 MW → 0 MW
Status changedTomchrasky Wind FarmScoping → Consents Approved
Gate assignedTomchrasky Wind Farm→ Gate 2
Capacity updatedTomchrasky Wind Farm74 MW → 63 MW
Gate assignedWest Haddon→ Gate 1
2026-11-06
Status changedBotley West - Cote Solar Power StationConsents Approved → Awaiting Consents
Capacity updatedElmya Dalry BESS & PV0 MW → 800 MW
Status changedStrath TirryScoping → Awaiting Consents
2026-11-03
Gate assignedBerkswell BESS→ Gate 1
New entryCowley Energy Storage
Status changedDidcot RoadScoping → Consents Approved
Gate assignedDidcot Road→ Gate 2
New entryEast Anglia Three
New entryEast Claydon Green Energy Centre
Gate assignedElland BESS→ Gate 1
Status changedEMERGE CentreConsents Approved → Scoping
Gate assignedEMERGE Centre→ Gate 1
Gate assignedGreenock Road BESS→ Gate 1
New entryGrimsby
New entryHarker Green Energy Centre
Gate assignedHill of Towie 2 Wind Farm→ Gate 2
Status changedHolmston Farm Battery Energy Storage SystemUnder Construction/Commissioning → Built
Capacity updatedHolmston Farm Battery Energy Storage System50 MW → 0 MW
+25 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.