Grid Connections
DNO connections for new electrical loads such as EV charging. 232 UK councils have discussed grid connections in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about grid connections
Grid Connections is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 3,653 meeting mentions spanning 232 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has cooled quarter-on-quarter: there were 176 mentions in the last three months, against 306 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly grid connections mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Dundee City Council or similar (DPEA is a Scottish government planning body) in Scotland is the most active authority on grid connections, with 111 mentions across 111 monitored meetings — around 3% of all grid connections discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Loch Liath Wind Farm Section 36 Decision” meeting on 19 Nov 2025.
Leeds City Council (92 mentions) and Wokingham Borough Council (77) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee City Council or similar (DPEA is a Scottish government planning body) | Scotland | 111 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 92 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 77 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 73 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 67 |
| South Hams and West Devon Councils | South West | 63 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 63 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 57 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 56 |
| Northumberland County Council | North East | 56 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 56 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | East of England | 52 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where grid connections came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Angus Council · Wind Turbine Review · 15 Jun 2026
“… an application for planning permission for the direction of a single 86.5 m wind turbine with associated crane hard standing access track and grid connection infrastructure replacement and repositioning of existing 66.7 m wind turbine immediately west of north mains of cornite farm conins growth th …”
Perth and Kinross Council · Rural Energy Proposals · 14 May 2026
“the Rayaw decision ... requires us as a planning authority to ensure that any grid connection for any development ... are assessed as part of the development”
Derry City and Strabane District Council · Grid & DCs policy · 31 Mar 2026
“In November last year, there was a public consultation from the Department for the Economy about fairer grid connection costs and we're currently working to implement the decision. The forecast cost of the reinforcement for the average household would be about …”
Angus Council · Battery Storage & Development Applications · 3 Feb 2026
“planning permission is sought for a period of 40 years. The applicant has provided evidence to suggest they have secured a grid connection to the um Kudi Acres Abro substation... grid connection is sought for 2032”
Sevenoaks District Council · Solar Farm Planning Decision · 29 Jan 2026
“proposed um photo photovoltaic solar array of 49.9 megawws with associated ancillary infrastructure cable route and grid connection and a new access track alongside localized land regrading works”
Gwynedd Council · Energy Storage Infrastructure Applications · 12 Jan 2026
“We have an agreed grid connection at the nearby Pentheer substation. This is in very close proximity and allows for minimal cabling, which will be buried underground to reduce impacts on the local landscape.”
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