GOW 2026: Scottish wind developers demand TNuOS reform
Industry voices at GOW 2026 called transmission network use-of-system charges a blocking issue for Scottish offshore arrays.
By Matthias Blank · drafted with the Vantage newsroom system, approved before publication
Scottish offshore wind developers used GOW 2026 to put TNuOS reform at the top of the regulatory agenda. According to Renews.biz, the core message from the event was unambiguous: transmission charges as currently structured must be fixed before Scotland's pipeline can progress at the pace needed to hit UK clean-power targets.
The friction is structural. Scottish generators sit at the high-cost end of the locational TNuOS model because network investment required to move power south is socialised into zonal charges rather than spread nationally. That spread has widened as more capacity has connected in the north while demand remains concentrated in England.
No revised charge methodology or Ofgem consultation date was announced at GOW 2026 per the available reporting. The pressure is building from the developer side, but regulatory action remains the missing link.
Source: Renews.biz
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