Electrical Infrastructure Articles
Practical thinking on grid connections, wiring regulations, cable routing, and smart installation — written for the people delivering UK energy infrastructure.
The Battery Storage Chapter Nobody's Talking About Yet
While most of the EV charging conversation still references wiring rules from 2022, the genuinely significant update to BS 7671 just published — and it isn't about EV charging at all.
What I'd Tell Myself a Decade Ago About This Industry
Fourteen days of writing about grid reform, wiring regulations, underground services and systems thinking has clarified something I suspect I already half-knew, but hadn't said plainly until now.
AI Growth Zones Are a Routing Problem Before They're a Planning Win
AI Growth Zones make headlines as planning and investment victories. The genuinely difficult work — getting capacity from the substation to the rack — starts only after the announcement.
The Battery Storage Chapter Nobody's Talking About Yet
While most of the EV charging conversation still references wiring rules from 2022, the genuinely significant update to BS 7671 just published — and it isn't about EV charging at all.
The Street Is Full: What Working in Crowded UK Underground Corridors Is Teaching Us About Cable Installation
Between legacy electricity, gas, water, telecoms and a wave of new fibre and EV infrastructure, the margin for error in the ground beneath UK streets is shrinking.
BS 7671 Section 722 Is Quietly Redesigning Your Car Parks: How EV Wiring Rules Are Shaping Real-World Projects
Most conversations about EV infrastructure focus on charger brands and charging speeds. The requirements that actually determine how a car park gets built sit in Section 722 of the wiring regulations.
From Speculative to Serious: How Ofgem's Reformed Connections Queue Is Reshaping UK Energy and Infrastructure Projects
The shift from "first come, first served" to "first ready and needed, first connected" sounds like a procedural footnote. It is one of the most consequential regulatory changes the UK energy sector has seen in a decade.
Data Centre Grid Connection Strategy: Why Power Access Now Decides UK Project Viability
Design, buildability, even site selection are now secondary to one question: what is your realistic, evidenced path to firm electrical capacity, and how soon can you prove you're ready for it?