Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 31 May 2024, in their joint response to Ofgem’s consultation on the Initial Project Assessment for Offshore Hybrid Assets, National Grid Ventures and Elia confirmed a project decision to move Nautilus’s GB connection point from Grain in Kent to the new Friston substation at Leiston in Suffolk. They stated that, based on ESO analysis and independent constraint‑cost modelling by Afry, connecting at Leiston would materially reduce constraint costs for GB consumers compared with Grain, and committed to progress a corresponding change of connection location through the licensing process.