UK regulator plans battery storage fees to ease grid connection backlog

Britain's grid authority is moving toward requiring financial commitments from battery developers to accelerate the shrinking of a overcrowded connection queue that still exceeds 2030 decarbonization targets.

First covered Sep 19, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article

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7d PV Magazine UK regulator plans BESS fees to cut grid connection queue — Financial commitment for battery energy storage systems (BESS) nears approval in a bid to further cut overcapacity in Great Britain’s connection queue.

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ofgem.gov.uk Connection and Use of System Code (CUSC) CMP470: Introducing an Oversubscribed Technologies Commitment Fee (OTCF)

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