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Connections, Capacity & Clean Power: Britain's Grid Reform - NESO
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- Jun 2, 2026
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Summary
The scope of the National Energy System Operator - or NESO - has expanded from running the electricity system to planning Britain's whole energy system across electricity, gas and hydrogen, all while delivering connections reform and steering toward Clean Power 2030. That transformation is reshaping everything from how Britain plans its grid 20 years out to how it keeps the lights on tonight. Ed Porter is joined by Kayte O'Neill, Chief Operating Officer at the National Energy System Operator (NESO), for a wide-ranging conversation on the biggest reforms in the GB power market: grid connections reform, the battery storage queue, zero-carbon grid operation, and the next wave of electricity market reform.They cover: Connections reform and the UK grid queue — how NESO has cut the 800GW queue down to a deliverable pipeline and what Gate 2 means for developers over the next 12 months. The battery storage connections queue and how NESO is thinking about attrition, bay sharing and co-location. Zero-carbon operation of the GB grid and why gas plants still run on windy, sunny days (stability services, inertia, grid-forming inverters) NESO's expanded whole-system role - strategic planning across electricity, gas and hydrogen, and the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) Reformed National Pricing, data centre demand connections, AI in the control room, and the £40bn/year investment unlock at stake. Ask Ko, Modo Energy's AI energy analyst, your questions on UK grid operations and BESS markets: https://modoenergy.com/sign-up?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=kayte_oneill&utm_content=ko_signupRead our companion article: [companion article link]Hosted by Ed Porter, Director EMEA & APAC at Modo Energy.Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: what people get wrong about…