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Retrospective application
A major change under the new proposals (TMO4+) is the reforms are planned to be applied retrospectively so the new measures will be applied to all projects in the existing queue and new applications from
Gates 1 and 2
TMO4+ will be a gated process made up of an early application window, Gate 1 and Gate 2. Following the early application window, projects will be assessed for competency under Gate 1 and given an indicative connection date and indicative connection point. Gate 1 projects will not be allocated supporting transmission reinforcement works, will no longer be subject to User Commitment liabilities and securities and will not have to adhere to Queue Management Milestones.
Then, only projects that meet the eligibility criteria under Gate 2 will be granted a position in the queue. So far, the ESO has proposed eligibility criteria around projects:
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having secured land rights for the proposed location; and
- dates for submission of applications for planning consent.
More criteria are expected to be proposed as part of the code modification process. Where capacity has been freed up by projects that have been removed from the queue, projects that meet the Gate 2 criteria will be offered an earlier connection date. ESO will assess projects for eligibility for Gate 2 in groups and Gate 2 projects will be required to demonstrate their progress via the Queue Management process.
Further consultation
ESO intends to consult further with wider industry stakeholders for them to comment on their proposals at various stakeholder events. It has also run a consultation on the aims and proposed next steps for TMO4+. ESO next plans to submit urgent Code Modification Proposals to the Codes and Licences Conditions to Ofgem for approval to implement the changes and, assuming they are treated as urgent, expect Ofgem to make a decision by
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