Ofgem unveils 'radical' plan to unclog UK grid connection queue for clean power

Michael Holder
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Plans to fast-track the UK's grid connection process for renewables and clean power projects have been unveiled today

A "radical" plan to unclog Britain's notoriously sluggish grid connection process for renewable and clean power projects has been unveiled today by Ofgem, which claimed reforming the "out-of-date" system...

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