Department for Energy Security and Net Zero··ReleaseEnergy & Grid
Government confirms priority grid connections for data centres and other projects it selects
On 28 October 2026 the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published its response to the consultation on speeding up electricity network connections for strategic demand, meaning projects such as data centres that the government selects for priority through its Connections Accelerator Service. It will use powers in the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 to give them that priority. The consultation ran from 11 March to 15 April 2026 and received 156 responses.
Our readData centre developers and network operators now have the government's decisions to plan against, with final legal texts and Ofgem's rule changes still to come.
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