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National Grid offers early connection dates for 900MW of Scottish wind power A dozen renewable energy generation projects in Scotland are set to bring forward their connection dates by up to six years, National Grid has announced. The 12 wind power projects, which together have a capacity of 900MW, have received the earlier date under new connection rules. In the past, connection rules required new plants to wait for grid reinforcement before they could be connected and export their power - a major factor in delaying the startup of new projects. Interim changes to the rules took effect earlier this year and in May National Grid announced that 450MW of new projects would receive earlier connection dates. The company said that the latest wave of connection offers meant that "no generation project in Scotland is now waiting for wider reinforcements to the existing transmission system to be completed and all can connect as soon as the local connection to the grid is ready". Nick Winser, National Grid's executive director for transmission, said, "This latest wave of offers of earlier connection dates is more good news for renewables, and another success for the work National Grid has been leading to update industry rules on connections." Source: Utility Week © Faversham House Group Ltd 2009. News articles may be copied or forwarded
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