Under Pressure: Grid Access, Flexibility and the New Economics of Connection

Synopsis

Grid access has become the defining constraint on Europe’s solar growth. As connection queues lengthen and curtailment risks rise, developers are rethinking project design, hybridisation, and revenue models. This session explores how new grid planning rules, storage integration, and flexible connection agreements are reshaping the economics of large-scale solar.

• Developments in digital grid management, flexibility markets, and dynamic connections
• How regulators are responding – mapping reforms in grid allocation and capacity rights across the continent
• Pricing grid risk into asset valuations