Week 42: 12–18 October 2026

Most covered

1. The UK Is Paying More Than Ever to Steady a Straining Power Grid2 outlets · first reported by Energy Connects

Network Investment & Projects 4

• 17 Oct
  Planned new substation near Oswestry could 'alter the landscape forever' says MPBorder Counties Advertizer Oswestry · Network Investment & Projects
• 17 Oct
  Five-day road closure announced in Ilkley for power worksIlkley Gazette · Network Investment & Projects
• 16 Oct
  Barrow drivers face weeks of disruption during Electricity North West worksNW Mail · Network Investment & Projects
• 16 Oct
  Local MP casts his eye over £2 billion Badenoch energy plansStrathspey Herald · Network Investment & Projects

Grid Connections 3

• 16 Oct
  GlobalData: UK offshore wind build-out to depend on grid connections and market reformsEnergy Global · Grid Connections
• 16 Oct
  Can Great British Grid Clear the Queue for Connections?Energy Digital Magazine · Grid Connections
• 16 Oct
  70% of infrastructure leaders at London roundtable expect grid connections to take more than 18 monthsCapacity Media · Grid Connections

Policy & Government 3

• 16 Oct
  NESO raises electricity network cost forecast by £400mEnergy Live News · Policy & Government
• 16 Oct
  UK energy policy decoupled from Clean Power 2030 as affordability and politics take precedenceSolar Power Portal · Policy & Government
• 16 Oct
  New towns ‘threatened’ by supply of water and energy, peers warnUtility Week · Policy & Government

Transmission 2

• 17 Oct
  The UK Is Paying More Than Ever to Steady a Straining Power GridEnergy Connects · Transmission
• 16 Oct
  SSEN Transmission seeks public feedback following launch of £700,000 community fundInverness Courier · Transmission

Regulation & Price Controls 2

• 16 Oct
  High-capacity, low-utilisation standing charges: minded-to positionOfgem · Regulation & Price Controls
• 16 Oct
  SSEN Transmission looks to recoup costs from unplanned workforce boomUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls

Distribution & DSO 2

• 16 Oct
  House fire causes more than 100 homes to lose powerIpswich Star · Distribution & DSO
• 16 Oct
  Hundreds of homes left without power due to cable faultEDP24 · Distribution & DSO

General 1

• 17 Oct
  UK's electricity grid is crumbling – and Brits just spent millions to keep the lights onDaily Express

Flexibility & Demand Response 1

• 16 Oct
  The UK’s co-location boom is testing the flexibility of existing market frameworksSolar Power Portal · Flexibility & Demand Response