Large demand & infrastructure

Grid review for identified data centre and large-demand sites.

Connection advice for developers, investors and advisers who already have a site or a live opportunity to assess.

The boundary

We review sites. We do not source capacity.

Important

We assess and progress identified sites and live connection opportunities.

We do not source sites, broker “reserved grid capacity”, introduce off-market capacity or guarantee that a connection is available. If the proposition is only “find me 100 MW”, this is not the right service.

What we review

Check the grid position before committing further spend.

We test whether the claimed connection route is supported by network evidence, an offer or useful DNO correspondence.

Site and connection due diligence

Review available network evidence, offers and correspondence
Test the claimed import capacity and connection voltage
Identify reinforcement, queue and transmission dependencies
Set out evidence gaps and targeted network questions

Route and phasing strategy

Compare DNO, IDNO and direct transmission routes
Assess initial energisation and phased-load options
Align application scope with realistic demand build-out
Explain how reform and queue rules affect timing

Offer and programme review

Translate the offer into cost, date and dependency risks
Review enabling works and third-party interfaces
Identify assumptions that need clarification or challenge
Support an invest, pause or walk-away decision

Network company engagement

Prepare focused questions and pre-application inputs
Lead or support DNO, TO and NESO discussions
Close the gap between technical and investment teams
Maintain a clear actions, evidence and risk trail

Current position

Demand rules are still changing.

Large-demand policy and queue arrangements are changing. Advice is based on the current evidence, the actual application route and the decision the client needs to make.

This may start with a desktop review, followed by network engagement once the location, load profile and delivery requirements are defined.

Next step

Have an identified large-demand site to assess?

Send the general location, target demand, phasing and any network evidence already available. If the starting point is credible, we can define the next stage quickly.

Discuss the project