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By 9 June 2023, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) had completed an analysis of different grid connection solutions for Sørlige Nordsjø II Phase 2, assuming a 1,400 MW wind farm connected to bidding zone NO2. The study compared radial and hybrid offshore grid concepts, assessing producer revenues and wider socio-economic benefits, and found that large hybrid solutions yield higher societal value mainly through congestion revenues, even though they do not significantly increase the wind producer’s earnings.