{"id":11376,"date":"2025-04-09T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=11376"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:38:31","slug":"consultation-response-cmp435-application-of-gate-2-criteria-to-existing-contracted-background","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/resource\/consultation-response-cmp435-application-of-gate-2-criteria-to-existing-contracted-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Consultation Response, CMP435: Application of Gate 2 Criteria to existing contracted background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-spacer-block_3a94200399b4bfda98516343195bcac1\" class=\"c-pt-4\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our concerns regarding the current reform approach align closely with those raised in CMP434. That is, concerns around inadequate consultation timelines and unresolved issues at the Transmission\/Distribution (T\/D) interface. Support for the implementation depends on robust grandfathering provisions granted by NESO for existing advanced projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that any sufficiently advanced project should be exempt from Gate 2 requirements \u2013 including projects with a connection date up to 2030, projects that have submitted planning applications, or those with a clear route to market (such as a CFD or PPA). It is essential to prioritise distribution projects, many of which already face delays despite having planning permission, to meet Clean Power 2030 targets, while we also strongly oppose any retrospective actions applied to the distribution queue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in our full response below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-download-file-block_e4e7cca7adff87094af8d0683132c9aa\" class=\"acf-block-download-file d-md-flex flex-row\" data-aos=\"fade-in\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CMP435.pdf\" download class=\"acf-block-download-file__image d-block hover-opacity-0-75\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-153321.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"c-pl-md-5 d-block c-mt-md-0 c-mt-4 acf-block-download-file__content\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CMP435.pdf\" class=\"acf-block-download-file__link font-size-18 font-weight-semibold d-inline-block c-mt-5\" download>\n            <span class=\"acf-block-download-file__text d-inline-block position-relative c-mr-1\">\n                Download                <span class=\"acf-block-download-file__file-type\">pdf<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 31 31\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <circle cx=\"15.5\" cy=\"15.8081\" r=\"14\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M15.3555 7.55811L15.3555 19.8702\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M20.9121 14.2993L15.3546 19.8697L9.79711 14.2993\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\"\/>\n                <line x1=\"9.79687\" y1=\"23.0581\" x2=\"20.9119\" y2=\"23.0581\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11380,"template":"","resources_type":[73],"custom_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11376","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resources_type-consultation-response"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.5 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consultation Response, CMP435: Application of Gate 2 Criteria to existing contracted background &#8226; Solar Energy UK %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SEUK welcomes the opportunity to respond to NESO\u2019s online consultation on Future Energy Scenarios. 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