Smart Networks

The Connections Lab

Experiment with a connections offer to understand the constraints and queues associated with it, highlighting the operational performance under planning assumptions

Key deliverables

  • Web application: https://curtailment.ukpowernetworks.co.uk

Target outcomes

  • As of 6/5/25, 69 companies have completed 633 studies analysing 25.9 GW of future connections, avoiding 4.75mil in application fees and a cumulative 97 years in wait time, based on 7.5k per application and 57 day average turnaround to usually get this insight

Measures of success

  • Needs more work, will ultimately tie it into the connection CSAT journey. Still in beta at the moment

Stakeholder Engagement

Connections Lab working group of customers who helped design the application. DSO Data in Action webinar

Timeline

Planned start:
05.06.2023
Target completion:
30.04.2026

Status

On Track

Milestones

  • Study configuration IDs for reproducibility (Aug 25)
  • Bespoke profiles used for technology types (Aug 25)
  • GUI improvement for point of connection selection (Dec 25)