Connectologists® Catherine, Philip and Alex ask whether standardising substation design means we're now building too much grid. 

Key themes discussed include: 

Recorded: 09 June 2026 

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Pete Aston is joined by Nikki Pillinger and Alex Ikonic for a fast-moving look at Demand Reform and several Code Modifications in progress. 

Recorded: 25 June 2026 

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Developers and investors have spent the past year navigating Gate 2 applications, hoping for offers that would clearly de-risk their projects. In this episode, Connectologist® Pete Aston is joined by Connectologists® Nikki Pillinger and Rachael Eynon to unpack what is actually showing up in those offers and the queue changes ahead. 

Recorded: 25 June 2026 

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Connectologists® Pete Aston, Philip Bale, and Alex Ikonic return for another GNV session, covering the developments shaping the connections landscape right now.

The episode explores:

Recorded: 12 May 2026

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Rachael Eynon is joined by Adam Sroka, CEO of Hypercube, a specialist data and AI consultancy focused on the energy sector, to explore how energy organisations can navigate AI adoption safely and practically.

Adam explores:

Connectologist® Catherine Cleary also joined Adam on the Hypercube Energy Podcast, exploring grid connection reform, queue management, and the future of connections from an engineer's perspective — you can listen to that conversation here: https://wearehypercube.com/grid-reform-queue-management-and-the-future-of-connections/

Recorded: 30 March 2026

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Kyle Murchie, Nikki Pillinger, and Rachael Eynon return for Part 2 of GNV18, covering Ofgem's end-to-end review progress and the rapidly evolving demand connections landscape. 

Recorded: 07 April 2026 

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In Part 1 of Grid News and Views 18, Connectologists® Kyle Murchie, Nikki Pillinger, and Rachael Eynon cover the latest Gate 2 offer progress, the methodology consultation's most pressing areas, and emerging repowering challenges.  

Since recording, the NESO has published updated figures confirming 88% of Gate 2 protected offers have now been issued, with fewer than ten TOCOs outstanding per Transmission Owner. NESO has also issued more than 1,000 Gate 1 offers. Transmission offers remain on track for mid-April and distribution offers for mid-May. A cross-industry dashboard led by the ENA will shortly provide a consistent view of progress across transmission and distribution. 

Recorded: 07 April 2026 

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Pete Aston is joined by John Twomey, Director of Customer and Network Development at National Grid Electricity Transmission, to explore where Connection Reform stands and what developers can expect as the engineering phase gets underway. 

Recorded: 26 March 2026 

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Connectologist® Pete Aston is joined by colleagues Alex Ikonic and Catherine Cleary to discuss Ofgem's Call for Input on demand connections reform — focusing on the legal ambiguity preventing demand customers from owning high-voltage transmission assets. 

Key discussion points: 

Recorded: 04 March 2026 

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Connectologists® Catherine Cleary and Kyle Murchie are joined by Rachael Eynon in her first episode as a Connectologist®, covering the key grid connection developments of February 2026. 

The headline topic is Ofgem's call for input on Demand Reform, closing 13 March. The combined transmission and distribution demand queue reached around 42GW in summer 2024 before rising to roughly 125GW, prompting a pause on new transmission applications. Ofgem's response introduces three pillars: 

Roadnight Taylor is drafting a proposal for a potential change to licence exemptions under the Electricity Act on asset ownership and will publish insights ahead of the 13 March call for input deadline. 

The episode also covers: 

Recorded 03 March 2026

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