It also laid out how the average gap between requested and offered dates has widened from 18 months (2019-20) to five years (2023-24).
Ofgem’s decision document stated stalled, slow to progress and non-viable projects in the connections queue result in a high-attrition rate of 60% to 70% with ultimately fail to materialise or connect. The change comes after Ofgem’s chief executive Jonathan Brearley (pictured) said in May that urgent reform to the connections system was vital to unlock new investment and hit the national targets of 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 70GW from solar by 2035.
