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SP Electricity North West
North West England, including Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria
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Grid connection consultants in North West England
Distribution connections in North West England are made to SP Electricity North West or SP Manweb. Larger projects may connect to the transmission network owned by National Grid Electricity Transmission, applied for through NESO.
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Who you apply to in North West England
Distribution (DNO)SPM
SP Manweb
Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and north Shropshire
Transmission ownerNGET
National Grid Electricity Transmission
England and Wales
System operatorNESO
National Energy System Operator
Great Britain
§02Ranking
Coverage counts only this region's licence areas.
Consultancies working in North West England
Ranked by a published formulaMethodology
| Rank | Consultancy | Services | DNO coverage | Typical size | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | UCML Wrexham · est. 2004 · 16-50 staff Unverified Housing · Industrial · Data centre · Solar | Services | DNO areas04/15 | Size350 kW – 3 MW | Score67.3 |
| 02 | Green Cat Renewables Biggar · est. 2005 · 51-200 staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas05/15 | Size500 kW – 69 MW | Score62.7 |
| 03 | Power On Connections Coventry · est. 2003 · 200+ staff Unverified Data centre · Industrial · Housing · BESS · Solar · Wind | Services | DNO areas14/15 | Size500 kW – 100 MW | Score57.3 |
| 04 | Aurora Power Consulting Bristol · est. 2007 · 6-15 staff Unverified BESS · Solar · Wind · Data centre · Industrial | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size10–250 MW | Score50.4 |
| 05 | EnergyForce Withernsea · est. 2014 · 6-15 staff Unverified EV hubs · Industrial · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas14/15 | Size40–250 kW | Score48.3 |
| 06 | Blake Clough Consulting Slaithwaite · est. 2021 · 51-200 staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS · Data centre | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size50–110 MW | Score43.9 |
| 07 | TNEI Manchester · est. 1999 · 51-200 staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS · Data centre · Industrial | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size1–200 MW | Score39.5 |
| 08 | Fulcrum Sheffield · est. 2005 · 200+ staff Unverified Data centre · Housing · EV hubs · Industrial · Solar | Services | DNO areas02/15 | Size100 kW – 49.9 MW | Score37.3 |
| 09 | Pure Green Consulting Newport · est. 2017 · 6-15 staff Unverified Solar · BESS · Wind | Services | DNO areas01/15 | Size25–600 MW | Score35.4 |
| 10 | SLR Consulting London · est. 1994 · 200+ staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS · Data centre · Industrial · EV hubs | Services | DNO areas01/15 | Size1–100 MW | Score34.5 |
| 11 | Grid Connection Consulting Linlithgow · est. 2007 · 1-5 staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size150 kW – 2000 MW | Score33.6 |
| 12 | Engineering Power Solutions Stockton-on-Tees · est. 2012 · 6-15 staff Unverified BESS · Wind · Solar · Data centre · Industrial | Services | DNO areas01/15 | Size2–200 MW | Score32.9 |
| 12 | Power and Grid Engineering Stoke-on-Trent · est. 2022 · 1-5 staff Unverified Solar · Wind · BESS · Data centre · Industrial | Services | DNO areas14/15 | Size1–100 MW | Score32.9 |
| 14 | DNO Renewables Blyth · est. 2024 · 1-5 staff Unverified Solar · BESS · EV hubs · Industrial · Housing | Services | DNO areas15/15 | Size4 kW – 50 MW | Score30.1 |
| 15 | RSK Utility Consulting Ipswich · est. 2018 · 6-15 staff Unverified Wind · BESS · Solar · EV hubs · Housing · Industrial · Data centre | Services | DNO areas02/15 | Size50 kW – 100 MW | Score29.9 |
| 16 | Natural Power Castle Douglas · est. 1995 · 200+ staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size5–100 MW | Score27.7 |
| 17 | Connectus Utilities Leicester · est. 2023 · 6-15 staff Unverified Housing · Industrial · Data centre | Services | DNO areas02/15 | Size50 kW – 2 MW | Score27.4 |
| 18 | Star Delta Power Holmfirth · est. 2018 · 1-5 staff Unverified BESS · Industrial | Services | DNO areas02/15 | Size48.8–200 MW | Score24.5 |
| 19 | PSE2 Consulting Bristol · est. 2016 · 6-15 staff Unverified EV hubs · Solar · Wind · BESS · Industrial | Services | DNO areas01/15 | Size1–50 MW | Score24.1 |
| 20 | Rapleys Huntingdon · est. 2004 · 51-200 staff Unverified Housing | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size100 kW – 5 MW | Score22.3 |
| 21 | UK Power Engineers London · est. 2013 · 6-15 staff Unverified Solar · BESS · Industrial | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size10–50 MW | Score17.4 |
| 22 | Locogen Edinburgh · est. 2009 · 16-50 staff Unverified Wind · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size20–110 MW | Score15.8 |
| 23 | Roadnight Taylor Burford · est. 2013 · 16-50 staff Unverified Data centre · BESS · Solar · Wind · Industrial · Housing | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size1–100 MW | Score15.6 |
| 24 | EA Technology Chester · est. 1990 · 51-200 staff Unverified BESS | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size100 kW – 50 MW | Score15.5 |
| 25 | Utility Connections Warrington · est. 2019 · 16-50 staff Unverified Data centre · Industrial · Solar · BESS | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size100 kW – 20 MW | Score12.6 |
| 26 | Utility Source Rotherham · est. 2018 · 6-15 staff Unverified Housing · Industrial | Services | DNO areas00/15 | Size10 kW – 1 MW | Score9.5 |
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