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UK government confirms grid connection priority for strategic demand and data centres
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Computer Weekly reports DESNZ published its consultation response on 28 October, after 156 responses. It will take forward capacity reallocation, reservation and in-batch acceleration before the next application window, with strategic alignment of data centre connections after 2030. Ofgem is consulting on a data centre commitment fee of £237,500 to £712,500 per MW of contracted capacity.
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