# Connections queue: what would actually fix it?

**URL:** <https://ukenergyforum.org/t/connections-queue-what-would-actually-fix-it/19>\
**Category:** The Grid\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://ukenergyforum.org/t/connections-queue-what-would-actually-fix-it/19 "2026-09-10T14:46:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![richard](https://ukenergyforum.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@richard](https://ukenergyforum.org/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://ukenergyforum.org/t/connections-queue-what-would-actually-fix-it/19/1 "2026-09-10T14:46:39Z")

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The queue to connect to the GB grid stretches into the 2030s, and reform (TMO4+ / ‘first ready, first connected’) is in flight.

For those who’ve been through the process or study it: what is the binding constraint — planning, transmission build, NESO process, or something else — and what evidence would settle it?