Date: Multiple dates available
Time: 09:00 – 13:00 BST
Format: Online via Microsoft Teams
For Dates & Registration: Email info@decerna.co.uk
Why Connection Queue Management Expertise Is Critical Now
With Ofgem’s Connections Reform package fully implemented across all UK Distribution System Operators (DSOs), renewable energy developers face unprecedented challenges in securing and maintaining grid connection positions. The reformed queue management process, milestone requirements, and compliance documentation standards have fundamentally transformed how capacity is allocated in constrained grid environments.
This focused half-day course delivers practical strategies for navigating the Gate 2 process, satisfying milestone requirements, and implementing technical solutions that protect valuable connection positions from forfeiture.
Course Content
Connection Queue Position Risk Management
- Ofgem Reform Framework: Comprehensive overview of the Connections Reform Program, Gate processes, and Connection Capacity Register implementation
- Critical Risk Identification: Systematic methodology for identifying specific triggers that could jeopardize queue positions
- Position Forfeiture Prevention: Strategic approaches to prevent delays that could result in connection capacity loss
- Milestone Compliance Planning: Frameworks for meeting key milestones across all major UK DSOs including Northern Powergrid, UKPN, SSEN, and SPEN
- Progress Reporting Strategy: Creating robust documentation systems for demonstrating connection progress
Essential Documentation for Connection Queue Success
- Heads of Terms Preparation: Detailed guidance on creating compliant Heads of Terms agreements that satisfy DSO requirements
- Letters of Authority Development: Templates and submission processes for authorizing grid connection actions
- Redline Drawings Requirements: Technical specifications and submission standards for network connection designs
- Land Rights Documentation: Evidence preparation for demonstrating site control and access rights
- Milestone Evidence Compilation: Creating comprehensive evidence packages for milestone satisfaction
Technical Mitigation Strategies for Grid Constraints
- Constraint Resolution Approaches: Technical solutions for addressing thermal, voltage, and fault level constraints
- DSO Engagement Frameworks: Effective strategies for liaising directly with Distribution System Operators
- Active Network Management Acceptance: Navigating flexible connection requirements while maintaining commercial viability
- Connection Design Optimization: Cost-effective technical approaches that satisfy network requirements
- Phased Energization Strategies: Methodologies for staged connection implementation in constrained networks
Connection Compliance Process Navigation
- Reformed Process Roadmap: Step-by-step guidance through the standardized application and assessment process
- Compliance Timeline Management: Tools and techniques for tracking and meeting critical deadlines
- Progress Reporting Best Practices: Efficient methods for demonstrating milestone compliance
- Offer Variation Management: Strategies for handling connection offer changes while maintaining queue position
- Streamlined Approval Pathways: Accelerating the compliance process without compromising quality
Who Should Attend
This specialized training delivers essential knowledge for:
- Renewable energy developers (solar PV, battery storage, wind)
- Connection managers and grid specialists
- Project development directors
- Technical managers and consultants
- Planning professionals
- Renewable energy asset managers
- Grid connection consultants
Why Choose Decerna’s Grid Reform Training
Decerna’s specialists work daily with developers navigating the reformed connection landscape across all major UK DSOs. Our training provides:
- Current Implementation Knowledge: Up-to-date expertise on how DSOs are implementing queue management reforms
- Technology-Specific Insights: Targeted guidance for solar, battery storage, and wind connection strategies
- Practical Documentation Templates: Ready-to-use formats that satisfy current DSO requirements
- Real Connection Success Stories: Case studies demonstrating successful navigation of the Gate 2 process
- Risk Mitigation Frameworks: Proven methodologies for protecting valuable connection positions
Our approach focuses on practical, implementable strategies rather than theoretical frameworks, providing you with actionable techniques to navigate this rapidly evolving regulatory environment.
Course Details
Includes:
- Comprehensive reference materials
- Documentation templates and checklists
- Certificate of completion
- Post-course technical support
For pricing information, available dates, and to register for this essential grid connection training, please email info@decerna.co.uk
