Grid Connections
DNO connections for new electrical loads such as EV charging. 302 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 4,268 meeting mentions spanning 302 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 been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 354 mentions in the last three months, against 307 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
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) in Scotland is the most active authority on grid connections, with 131 mentions across 131 monitored meetings — around 3% of all grid connections discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Fearna Psh Inquiry Prep” meeting on 13 Aug 2026.
Leeds City Council (92 mentions) and Wokingham Borough Council (80) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) | Scotland | 131 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 92 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 80 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 74 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 67 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 63 |
| South Hams and West Devon Councils | South West | 63 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 57 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 56 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 56 |
| Northumberland County Council | North East | 56 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | East of England | 55 |
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.
Wokingham Borough Council · Budget Pressures & Contracting · 30 Jul 2026
“… the 2021 approval. The project has now reached the point where the council must determine whether there is sufficient certainty regarding the grid connection position to proceed with the contract award to Equinor.”
Basildon Borough Council · Planning, Homes & Energy · 8 Jul 2026
“… ease it when demand is higher, helping to improve grid stability, energy resilience, and security of supply. The site benefits from an agreed grid connection with energization anticipated after 2030.”
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”
Rugby Borough Council · Solar Farms and Care Home · 15 Apr 2026
“… case, the obligation itself as far as the payment of those monies is relatively limited. So, yes, I think it would cover that. Um and on the grid connection, as far as precedent goes, this council has dealt with um the grid connection in a number of ways.”
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 …”
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