Week 45: 2–8 November 2026
This week we tracked 101 grid stories from 72 publishers.
- Stories
- 101from 72 publishers
- Top topic
- Outages & Resilience16 stories
- Top organisation
- National Grid Electricity Transmission22 mentions
- Busiest day
- Tuesday25 stories
Most covered
- Teesside land sold to create UK's 'largest electricity substation'12 outlets · first reported by BBC
- SSEN hails ‘historic day’ as construction of major renewables hub to export energy from Western Isles gets underway6 outlets · first reported by Hebrides News
- 1,339 Berkshire residents offered free battery packs for power cuts3 outlets · first reported by Bracknell News
- Two years of construction marked on the UK’s biggest electricity transmission project: EGL22 outlets · first reported by National Grid Group
- Energy Minister confirms 'pause' ahead of next clean power contract auction2 outlets · first reported by BusinessGreen
Network Investment & Projects 24
- News - SSEN to replace Oban town centre cable networkWest Coast Today · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid sets out plans for construction and maintenance supplier marketNew Civil Engineer · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity North West refused permission for roadworks on already stressed Preston routeBlog Preston · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity network innovation saves £263m on network transformationTransport + Energy · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid acquires Teesside substation landhttps://megaproject.com/ · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid acquires land for Teesside AI data center substationET Datacenters · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid snaps up Teesside site for ‘UK’s largest data centre substation’Property Week · Network Investment & Projects
- NIE Networks tenders £4.8m scaffolding framework for power infrastructureScaffmag · Network Investment & Projects
- Plans for the biggest electricity sub station in UK 'to power 1m homes'AOL.co.uk · Network Investment & Projects
- A77 near Kilmarnock to close temporarily for electricity pole replacementhttps://www.kilmarnocktoday.co.uk/ · Network Investment & Projects
- Teesworks sells land to National Grid for AI and data center developmentW.Media · Network Investment & Projects
- Central London power supplies upgraded with 14-kilometre cable replacementLondon Post · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid buys land at Teesworks for 1.44-GW UK substationRenewables Now · Network Investment & Projects
- Teesside land sold to create UK's 'largest electricity substation'BBC · Network Investment & Projects
- Deal secured to build UK’s largest electricity substationPlanning, Building & Construction Today · Network Investment & Projects
- Balfour Beatty to build Britain’s biggest substationConstruction Enquirer · Network Investment & Projects
- Teesworks Land Deal Paves the Way for UK’s Largest SubstationTeesworks · Network Investment & Projects
- UK's largest substation planned in TeessideConstruction Index · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid buys land in Teesside, UK, for 3.2GW substation to power AI data centerData Center Dynamics · Network Investment & Projects
- UK National Grid to build Britain’s largest electricity substation in TeessideConstruction Review · Network Investment & Projects
- UK’s largest Teesside substation: geotechnical and civils lens for engineersGeomechanics.io · Network Investment & Projects
- Teesworks to buy land from National Grid Electricity Transmission - paves the way for the UK’s largest substationInsider Media Ltd · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid to develop huge substation in TeessidePlace North East · Network Investment & Projects
- Land sold for UK's 'largest electricity substation'BBC · Network Investment & Projects
Transmission 16
- Two years of construction progress on Eastern Green Link 2SSE · Transmission
- Two years of construction marked on the UK’s biggest electricity transmission project: EGL2National Grid Group · Transmission
- Lewis Hub construction begins to unlock 1.8GW of Western Isles renewable powerThe Herald · Transmission
- SSEN Transmission breaks ground on Lewis HubreNEWS · Transmission
- Lewis Hub Celebrates Official Groundbreaking as Main Construction ProgressesAZoCleantech · Transmission
- Construction begins on Lewis Hub electricity projectBBC · Transmission
- Offshore Transmission - notice under regulation 21(1) – Dogger Bank B projectOfgem · Transmission
- Celebrations at Lewis Hub groundbreaking ceremonyWe love Stornoway · Transmission
- National Grid seeks views on proposed changes to Grimsby to Walpole project near WisbechNational Grid Group · Transmission
- SSEN Transmission confirms preferred location for proposed new substationScottish Construction Now · Transmission
- UK approves £1.1bn Sea Link undersea power cable to ease grid congestionEngineering and Technology Magazine · Transmission
- UK approves Sea Link, the 2 GW submarine power cableInspenet · Transmission
- Electricity System Operator Publishes Forecasts For Winter PeriodBusiness Eye Magazine · Transmission
- UK's 2 GW subsea power cable gets government's approvalOffshore Energy · Transmission
Policy & Government 13
- Long-term planning will enable Wales to achieve energy potentialWales Online · Policy & Government
- Grid capacity is now top of economic agenda: GB Grid can play an important roleUtility Week · Policy & Government
- UK Plans Tougher Cost Test for Next Renewable Energy AuctionBloomberg.com · Policy & Government
- ‘No change for Allocation Round 9’: Orsted bossreNEWS · Policy & Government
- How delay to next CfD auction affects UK solarSolar Power Portal · Policy & Government
- Energy Independence Bill: Fast tracked energy support and new Ofgem powersUtility Week · Policy & Government
- Shanks confirms pause in renewable energy auctions as government prepares subsidy reformsAberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce · Policy & Government
- Energy Minister confirms 'pause' ahead of next clean power contract auctionBusinessGreen · Policy & Government
- UKSIF warns of investment risk from AR9 ‘pause’ | Other NewsreNEWS · Policy & Government
- Shanks: government will publish snubbed SSEP pathway detailsUtility Week · Policy & Government
- Energy Secretary Drops Talk of Labour’s ‘Clean Power 2030’ PledgeGuido Fawkes · Policy & Government
- Project to assess local energy support for security of networkTransport + Energy · Policy & Government
General 13
- National Grid links summer heatwaves to localised power outagesEngineering and Technology Magazine
- Performance Monitoring of GC0166 for Reserve Ancillary ServicesNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Eliminating Outages Webinar - SIF Challenge 4 Innovation Delivery GroupNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- GC0192 Code Administrator ConsultationNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- The balancing actNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- GC0186: Proposed Grid Code Changes - Post Electricity System Restoration Standard (ESRS)National Energy System Operator (NESO)
Distribution & DSO 12
- More than 9,000 vulnerable households offered free battery packsOxford Mail · Distribution & DSO
- SSEN gives battery packs to Scottish households ahead of winter storms in UK firstThe Scotsman · Distribution & DSO
- Another power cut hits Eccleston as engineers work to restore electricitySt Helens Star · Distribution & DSO
- Over 200 homes in South Ribble are without power as SP Electricity North West investigates whyLancashire Evening Post · Distribution & DSO
- Why 102 homes in Bolton were left without electricity todayThe Bolton News · Distribution & DSO
- 1,339 Berkshire residents offered free battery packs for power cutsBracknell News · Distribution & DSO
- Community hit by ANOTHER power cut this morningSt Helens Star · Distribution & DSO
- Nine Oswestry postcodes affected by unexpected power outageBorder Counties Advertizer Oswestry · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut hits part of Mold with restoration expected by early afternoonDeeside.com · Distribution & DSO
- Homes and businesses in part of Calderdale without powerHalifax Courier · Distribution & DSO
- AI-powered drones trialled in Cumbria to restore power faster after stormsin-Cumbria · Distribution & DSO
- Ewloe Green homes – power restored following underground cable fault repairDeeside.com · Distribution & DSO
Grid Connections 12
- DataVita changes power plan for Scottish AI center — The GuardianUA.NEWS · Grid Connections
- Beyond the Queue: The Changing Landscape for Data Centre ConnectionsData Centre Solutions · Grid Connections
- Ofgem closes consultation on improving electricity connection dataDigital Watch Observatory · Grid Connections
- UK Data Centers Face Decade-Long Grid Connection Queues, Developers Turn to Building Their Own Gas-Fired Power PlantsBigGo Finance · Grid Connections
- Great British Grid and self-build connections: five questions for developersBurges Salmon · Grid Connections
- Ofgem told to publish the whole connections queueEnergy Live News · Grid Connections
- Drax Leverages 4GW Grid Access in US$27bn Data Centre DealEnergy Digital Magazine · Grid Connections
- UK – Gate 2 and the long wait for grid connection offerspv Europe · Grid Connections
- Grid delays and power costs push UK data centres towards gas generationData Centre Solutions · Grid Connections
- UK’s data centre ambitions face growing infrastructure challenge: By Andrew Dickinson, Director, Corporate Finance at Heligan GroupTECHNOLOGY RESELLER · Grid Connections
- Smarter grid connections for a faster fleet charging rolloutgreenfleet.net · Grid Connections
- CMP402: Introduction of Anticipatory Investment (AI) principles within the User Commitment ArrangementsNational Energy System Operator (NESO) · Grid Connections
Regulation & Price Controls 5
- Can Ofgem’s connections reform consultation deliver for UK data centres?Data Centre Solutions · Regulation & Price Controls
- CMP375: Enduring Expansion Constant & Expansion Factor ReviewNational Energy System Operator (NESO) · Regulation & Price Controls
- Voltage can’t wait: Why ED3 must be the moment we actUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls
- To build or not to build: The ED3 questionUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls
- Ofgem has ‘capability gaps’ in specialist roles, independent review findsUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls
Flexibility & Demand Response 5
- Who controls flexibility? Competition and the UK’s electricity marketShoosmiths · Flexibility & Demand Response
- Flexibility market arrangements: long-term goal and engagementOfgem · Flexibility & Demand Response
- The Great British Grid is only half the answer: Britain also needs flexible demandPlanning, Building & Construction Today · Flexibility & Demand Response
- New load-control licence conditions set standards for energy flexibility firmsLondon Daily News · Flexibility & Demand Response
- Flexibility on the front lineUtility Week · Flexibility & Demand Response