Week 44: 26 October – 1 November 2026
This week we tracked 129 grid stories from 91 publishers.
- Stories
- 129from 91 publishers
- Top topic
- Outages & Resilience36 stories
- Top organisation
- National Grid Electricity Transmission17 mentions
- Busiest day
- Monday31 stories
Most covered
- Thousands across Yorkshire have power restored after Storm Boelo11 outlets · first reported by BBC
- Data centre builders could face new demands for priority grid access10 outlets · first reported by City AM
- National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre5 outlets · first reported by The Guardian
- Major undersea power cable given green light5 outlets · first reported by GOV.UK
- Renew bets £50M on grid boom with Porter Brothers deal4 outlets · first reported by Dealroom
Distribution & DSO 33
- Electricity North West rules out further action over Kendal seagull nestsWestmorland Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Power to be switched off in parts of Mold today – Full list of postcodesLeader Live · Distribution & DSO
- Buckley power cut: SP Energy Networks aims to restore supply by 2pmDeeside.com · Distribution & DSO
- Common Evaluation Methodology Tool V3.1 and Supporting Materials (Oct 2027)Energy Networks Association (ENA) · Distribution & DSO
- More than 200 homes were without power for six hours after faultIpswich Star · Distribution & DSO
- Helensburgh town centre hit by power cut as engineers rush to restore supplyHelensburgh Advertiser · Distribution & DSO
- Electricity restored in Bury town centre after businesses affected by power outageThe Bury Times · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut hits St Helens homes and businesses as repair time is extendedSt Helens Star · Distribution & DSO
- Hundreds of homes across Scotland still without power after Storm Boelo damageKent Online · Distribution & DSO
- Nearly 600 homes without power across Suffolk after faultEast Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
- Engineers cut power to 1,700 homes and issue warning amid concern for public safetyEastern Daily Press · Distribution & DSO
- Cumbria's storm-hit families keep 'brave face' without powerBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Electricity North West update as power cuts affect 148 homes across Fylde and WyreBlackpool Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Electricity North West power cut update as 77 Stanley homes without electricity due to underground cable issueBlackpool Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Planned power cut to affect 23 Exmouth properties during three-day workExmouth Journal · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo cuts power to thousands across UKYeni Safak English · Distribution & DSO
- Engineers, helicopters and drones deployed as storm disrupts electricity and rail networksNew Civil Engineer · Distribution & DSO
- More than 125 homes without power after cable disconnects in Suffolk villageEast Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands across Yorkshire have power restored after Storm BoeloBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo: Thousands in Cumbria and North East without powerBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands of North Yorkshire homes expected to be without power this morningThe York Press · Distribution & DSO
- Hundreds of North East homes still without power after Storm BoeloChronicle Live · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands remain without power despite Storm Boelo recovery efforts across YorkshireTelegraph and Argus · Distribution & DSO
- Full list of Leeds postcodes hit by power cuts after storm - updatingYorkshire Evening Post · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo: Hundreds of homes still without powerBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Electricity company provide hot food in Carnforth for those affected by power cutsLancaster Guardian · Distribution & DSO
- Update from Electricity North West as 144 Fylde coast properties without power amid Storm Boelo havocBlackpool Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo leaves 3,000 properties without power as 80,000 restoredLancashire Telegraph · Distribution & DSO
- Power restored to 80,000 properties after Storm Boelo as 3,000 remain without powerNews & Star · Distribution & DSO
- This is what we are dealing with - Electricity NW on Storm Boelo destructionLancashire Evening Post · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo: 6,761 south Cumbria properties hit by power cuts as trees block roadsNW Mail · Distribution & DSO
- Electricity NW provide update on restoring power to thousands of Storm Boelo hit homes across LancashireLancashire Evening Post · Distribution & DSO
- Updated: Power has been restored to number to Flint postcodesDeeside.com · Distribution & DSO
Policy & Government 21
- Healey to block offshore wind projects without lower billsUA.NEWS · Policy & Government
- Up to 30GW of generation could be eligible to bid in one-off Wholesale CfD auctionUtility Week · Policy & Government
- Do the AR7 results mark the end of growing pains in the UK's utility-scale renewables market?Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment · Policy & Government
- Budget sets five tests for data centre grid priority as UK chases 6GW by 2030Capacity Media · Policy & Government
- Is clean power by 2030 dead? And does it matter?BusinessGreen · Policy & Government
- UK Autumn Budget 2026: Eight Key Energy AnnouncementsEnergy Digital Magazine · Policy & Government
- Government Announces Great British Grid to Support Network UpgradesDM News · Policy & Government
- Wales plans to ban steel pylons in favour of burying power cables to protect landscapes and wildlifeyourweather.co.uk | Meteored · Policy & Government
- UK budget: Grid connection incentives for data centers under new “covenant”Data Center Dynamics · Policy & Government
- UK weighs data centre covenant tied to priority grid accessResultsense · Policy & Government
- UK Links Data Center Grid Access to Jobs, Local InvestmentBloomberg.com · Policy & Government
- Healey announces ‘data centre covenant’ encouraging developers to invest locally in exchange for accelerated grid connectionsPlanning Resource · Policy & Government
- UK launches data centre covenant in 2026 Budget with jobs and water protection rulesThe Herald · Policy & Government
- UK's Healey offers faster grid access for key data centres in AI pushLondon South East · Policy & Government
- Autumn Budget 2026: Funding to create more grid connectionsBusiness Motoring · Policy & Government
- Data centre builders could face new demands for priority grid accessCity AM · Policy & Government
- Is UK energy policy entering a new era under Burnham?Financial Times · Policy & Government
- Cheaper Power, Stronger BritainTony Blair Institute for Global Change · Policy & Government
- Choose cheap energy supply over net zero at Budget, Blair tells HealeyThe Independent · Policy & Government
- Tony Blair Institute calls for re-opening of zonal pricing debateBusinessGreen · Policy & Government
- Pylon pressure on farmland to ease under proposed cable plansFarmers Weekly · Policy & Government
Transmission 18
- Fault in electricity system between NI and GB | ITV NewsITVX · Transmission
- National Grid’s 2GW Sea Link DCO: coastal interface and HDD notes for engineersGeomechanics.io · Transmission
- SSEN Transmission publishes consultation findings for new substationTGS | 4C Offshore · Transmission
- Application for Early Construction Funding for Eastern Green Link 3Ofgem · Transmission
- Major undersea power cable given green lightGOV.UK · Transmission
- Government approves Sea Link cable between Kent and SuffolkBBC · Transmission
- UK approves 2GW Sea Link offshore connectionreNEWS · Transmission
- Sea Link: Government approves 2GW undersea power connection between Suffolk and KentBusinessGreen · Transmission
- DCO for National Grid’s Sea Link subsea cable project approved by governmentNew Civil Engineer · Transmission
- Electricity transmissionOfgem · Transmission
- Farmland beside A90 chosen as site for Angus electricity substation the size of 22 football pitchesThe Courier · Transmission
- NESO missed September balancing cost forecast by £235mUtility Week · Transmission
- 138km Sea Link electricity project linking Kent and Suffolk gets approvalEast Anglian Daily Times · Transmission
- National Grid invests £400m to extend France interconnector operation to 2050Utility Week · Transmission
- UK National Grid to Extend France Power Link Operation to 2050Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · Transmission
- CMP479: Milestone 8: inclusion of OFTO constructionNational Energy System Operator (NESO) · Transmission
- Calls for pause on Sea Link decision amid claims of rising costs, reduced need and cheaper alternativeThe Isle of Thanet News · Transmission
- Largest OFTO tender round launchedPartnerships Bulletin · Transmission
Network Investment & Projects 15
- National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentreThe Guardian · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid sparks deal to pave way for giant UK data centreSky News · Network Investment & Projects
- Redcar Data Centre latest: Teesside to get the UK’s largest electricity substationNorth East Bylines · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid buys Teesside land for what could be the UK’s largest substationCrypto Briefing · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid advances Teesside substation plan for UK AI infrastructureTraders Union · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid Buys 73 Acres for Potentially Britain’s Largest Substationwww.tokenpost.com · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid agrees land deal for Teesside substation — The GuardianUA.NEWS · Network Investment & Projects
- Handover marks start of main construction at Netherton HubAberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce · Network Investment & Projects
- Big contractors gain voice in £181bn electricity driveConstruction Enquirer · Network Investment & Projects
- AI and drones join forces to inspect UK electricity gridGIM International · Network Investment & Projects
- Dozens of jobs set to be created by £12bn Scotland electricity upgradeGlasgow Times · Network Investment & Projects
- Central London power supplies upgraded with 14km cable replacementGround Engineering · Network Investment & Projects
- BRUSH Group and National Grid show how investment drives growth in British manufacturingLove Business East Midlands · Network Investment & Projects
- More than £385,000 awarded to Peterhead community projects through Eastern Green Link 2 fundAberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce · Network Investment & Projects
- Balfour Beatty wins Birkhill Wood substation contractreNEWS · Network Investment & Projects
General 12
- BEAMA sets up power grid groupElectronics Weekly
- Energy system stable for winter despite overseas gas reliance, analysis findsLondon Evening Standard
- Winter Outlook 2026/27 Technical Workbook and MethodologyNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Storms Austen and Boelo: Working Together to Keep Great Britain PoweredNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- 2026 Grid Code Review Panel Elections - VotingNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
Grid Connections 6
- Datacentre grid priority confirmed as connection queue response publishedComputer Weekly · Grid Connections
- Grid Connections and Infrastructure Investment Take Centre Stage at Future Energy WalesBusiness News Wales · Grid Connections
- Data centre developers offering local benefits to get quicker grid connectionsProperty Week · Grid Connections
- UK plans priority grid access for data centres — Channel NewsAsiaUA.NEWS · Grid Connections
- Network Power Connections energised for growth under TSGKBS Corporate · Grid Connections
- Network failures obstruct community solarThe Ecologist · Grid Connections
Industry Moves 6
- NESO boss refuses to rule out bonus despite culture failingsUtility Week · Industry Moves
- M Group snaps up £48m power connections specialistConstruction Enquirer · Industry Moves
- Renew strikes £50m deal to boost energy infrastructure businessTrending Now Infrastructure · Industry Moves
- Renew buys specialist power contractor for up to £50mConstruction News · Industry Moves
- Renew bets £50M on grid boom with Porter Brothers dealDealroom · Industry Moves
Regulation & Price Controls 5
- Ofgem proposes keeping network pension allowances broadly level as eleven schemes report surplusesNews Anyway · Regulation & Price Controls
- TNUoS Tariffs Five-Year View for 2027/28– 2031/32 WebinarNational Energy System Operator (NESO) · Regulation & Price Controls
- Notice of our provisional revised pension allowance values and 2026 reasonableness reviewOfgem · Regulation & Price Controls
- SHET’s Insulation and Interruption Gas Exceptional Event claim at Blackhillock (RIIO-ET3)Ofgem · Regulation & Price Controls
- Ofgem must investigate whether UK’s electricity grid is safe — or notThe Times · Regulation & Price Controls
Flexibility & Demand Response 5
- Digital Weekly: Lessons from Ukraine - why the UK’s grid needs to get flexibleUtility Week · Flexibility & Demand Response
- Arup, the Carbon Trust, Ipsos, and Technopolis to lead major UK trial helping consumers make better use of surplus renewable energyIpsos · Flexibility & Demand Response
- UKRI launches £20M trial to encourage electricity use when renewables are abundantNew Civil Engineer · Flexibility & Demand Response
- UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’The Guardian · Flexibility & Demand Response
- Britain considers incentives for EVs with V2G — The GuardianUA.NEWS · Flexibility & Demand Response
Storage 4
- Storage behind constraints Consultation_FinalNational Energy System Operator (NESO) · Storage
- Storage Behind Constraints Consultation - October 2026National Energy System Operator (NESO) · Storage
- Hydro sector warns £10bn investment 'at risk' in 13-year rates clashThe Scotsman · Storage
Generation & Renewables 4
- Cubico gets consent for 147-MW solar, battery project in EnglandRenewables Now · Generation & Renewables
- 800MW Great North Road Solar and Battery Storage Park Project Secures Approval From UK GovernmentConstruction Review · Generation & Renewables
- UK government approves nearly 2 GW of co-located solar in Octoberpv magazine Global · Generation & Renewables
- Major solar projects by Elements Green, Cubico granted DCOsSolar Power Portal · Generation & Renewables