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Grid connection queue delay

Administrative

Part of the Infrastructure domain. Median years between application and connection offer for transmission-connected projects, measuring the queue backlog constraining clean energy deployment.

Not scored

No published official figure exists for this indicator yet; a provisional placeholder is shown for transparency and is excluded from all domain and national scoring.

Latest data

Latest reading

Latest value
7.54median years to connection offer

2025

Previous value
8.48median years to connection offer
9pts
Direction of badnesshigher is worse

A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.

Score composition

Stress score

36/100

Blended from three components: (60% weight), trend (30% weight) and volatility (10% weight). Full formula on the methodology page.

Level · 60% weight

55bounds

Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.

Trend · 30% weight

0improving

Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.

Volatility · 10% weight

32

Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.

Data confidence and provenance

Confidence and source

0.60Low0.60

How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).

Source

National Energy System OperatorAdministrative

Transmission connections queue data

Update frequency
Periodic
Reliability
low
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Provenance

Seed value, not yet sourced from official data. Excluded from scoring.

Known weakness

NESO connections data is administrative and subject to revision as reform programmes cancel historic queue positions; data reliability is rated low due to ongoing queue reform.

Notes

Seed value. No published official figure exists for this indicator yet, so a provisional placeholder is shown in its place.

Historical values

History

PeriodValueRelative
201810.2
201910.2
202010.2
202110.2
202210
20239.62
20249.15
20258.48
20267.54