Navigate the gridlock.
Getting connected to the grid has never been harder.
Traktara gives developers and investors the tools they need to assess a project's connection. We do this by linking data across grid, planning, route-to-market and corporate ownership.
Join the 10 developers already using Traktara.
Current state
Project
- Technology
- Onshore wind
Planning
- Status
- Granted
Grid
- Status
- Accepted
- Offer Gate
- Gate 2
- Connection
- Strathy South 132/33 kV
- CPAP zone
- T1 - North Scotland
- Connection date
- 30 Sept 2030
Route-to-market
- CfD status
- Awarded (AR5)
Ownership
- Company
- SSE GENERATION LIMITED 02310571
- Organisation
- SSE
Recent changes 2
How it works
Track. Analyse. Simulate.
Track
Follow the projects, competitors and changes that matter.
Traktara shows you what sources say now, and what's changed recently.
No more manual tracking. No more downloading the TEC Register, struggling with planning portals or clicking through endless Companies House PSC statements.
Analyse
See which projects are more advanced in planning, or higher up the grid queue.
Analyse your competitors across grid and planning.
In each Zone, see which Gate 1 projects are in pole position to get into Gate 2.
Simulate
Scenario
- Zone
- T1 - North Scotland
- Technology
- Onshore wind
- Timeframe
- Phase 2 (2031-2035)
1st Window
G2TWQ
Future Window
Post-SSEP
Model future Gate 2 Windows.
Adjust assumptions for queue attrition, NESO rule changes, and future caps, including following the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP).
Update your scenarios automatically when assumptions go out of date due to planning decisions or cancelled grid offers.
Projects
Many records. One Traktara Project.
Source records
Traktara Project
Mission
Get projects connected to the grid, faster and cheaper.
Getting connected to the grid is too slow and too expensive. And it's only getting harder, as new renewables, data centres and interconnectors all rush to connect.
Traktara's mission is to get projects connected to the grid, faster and cheaper.
We do this by linking public evidence on grid, planning, route-to-market and ownership, so developers and investors can see where a project stands, what could change its outcome, and where to put their time and money.
Traktara's data can also be used to inform coordinated "strategic planning" initiatives undertaken by networks, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the Government.
Having been through the process of Connections Reform, we know that a lack of reliable data slowed the process down and led to worse outcomes.
Ed Birkett, Founder
Built from first-hand experience.
“I built Traktara to answer the questions I faced again and again while working in project development, grid connections, transactions and policy.”
Ed has spent more than a decade working across renewable-energy development, electricity markets and policy. Before founding Traktara, he was a Director at Low Carbon, working across its UK renewable energy portfolio with a particular focus on grid connections and Connections Reform. His earlier roles span energy market analysis and transaction support at Baringa and energy policy advocacy at Policy Exchange and Onward.
Consulting
Sector expertise. Traktara data.
Traktara delivers consulting projects for organisations making decisions across the UK energy market. We combine our sector expertise with Traktara's data platform to deliver the analysis you need.
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Project reviews
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Transaction due diligence
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Competitor analysis and benchmarking
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Bespoke analysis supporting submissions to Ofgem or Government
FAQ
Common questions.
About Traktara
What is Traktara?
Traktara is a data platform for assessing whether UK energy projects are likely to get connected to the grid, and what could change that outcome. It brings public evidence from grid, planning, route-to-market and corporate-ownership registers into one place, so developers and investors can track the projects that matter, analyse the queue and simulate how new rules and caps could change connection outcomes.
Where does the data come from?
From public registers, either fetched ourselves or under licence from third parties.
- Grid: ~20 registers such as NESO's TEC Register and the DNOs' Embedded Capacity Registers (ECRs). We use any public dataset that we think could benefit our users, including lesser-used publications.
- Planning: the registers that record planning applications and appeals made to local, regional and national authorities.
- Route-to-market: the published results of Government, Ofgem and NESO support schemes.
- Ownership: Companies House records.
Traktara keeps the history of each register, so you can see what's changed.
How are records linked to a Traktara Project?
Traktara links the records that we believe are about the same project, based on evidence across grid, planning, route-to-market and corporate ownership, including public statements by developers. We use various matching techniques, including AI agents, to help find candidate matches. Every proposed link is reviewed and approved by one of our team before it goes live.
Does Traktara include demand projects like data centres?
Yes. Demand projects like data centres are a key part of the overall grid queue. Demand and generation projects interact directly, for example with space limitations in substations.
We process planning applications and corporate ownership data for data centres. And, where it's published, we process grid records for demand. We expect network companies and NESO to release more information about demand connections over time, and we will process these once published.
Can I request new features?
Yes. As we build Traktara, we want to build the features that users value most. We have already amended our roadmap in response to user feedback and rapidly implemented several features requested by users.
Can I use my organisation's AI tools with Traktara?
We have connected our own AI agents to Traktara's data and are already seeing great results. Customer integrations are not available yet, but we are exploring how best to support them. If you are interested, we would like to hear which AI systems you use and how you would like them to interact with Traktara's data.
Will I be notified if something important changes?
Live now: Bookmark and share filtered views of each register and its changes, so you can quickly see what matters to you.
Coming soon: We're introducing Watchlists so you can watch a project (or groups of projects). We will notify you when one of your Watchlists has changes in grid, planning, route-to-market or ownership. For example, you could set up a Watchlist covering all projects connecting under Burwell GSP.
How long has Traktara been operating?
Traktara has been operating since May 2026. This summer, we have focused on building the Traktara data platform. We are grateful to the 10 developers who are using Traktara and have given us valuable feedback on the most important features.
How do I get access to Traktara?
Book a demo with Ed. He will walk you through Traktara on your own projects and questions, and set you up from there either with a trial or full access.
For developers
Can Traktara tell me when and whether my project will get connected?
No tool can promise that with 100% certainty, and Traktara does not. What we do is link the evidence into one place, so you can see where your project stands against the rest of the queue. We will also allow you to simulate future Gate 2 Windows, so you can see how new rules or caps could change the picture.
This is how Traktara gives you the best chance of understanding the risks and opportunities in your portfolio.
Can I see who else is in the queue, and in what order?
Yes. We show the other projects in connection registers, with capacity, technology, stage and connection dates as the publisher reports them, and show what has changed between editions of the register.
Where the grid queue order is published, or where we can derive it, we will publish it.
Can I see what might happen to my projects under new rules or caps?
Yes. Traktara's "Simulate" feature, coming soon, will let you simulate how new rules, caps and assumptions would change future Gate 2 outcomes.
For investors
Can I assess a project I am looking at buying or financing?
Yes. This is a key use case for Traktara. We show you the grid, planning, route-to-market and ownership details of a project, how it compares with the rest of the queue, and what could change its outcome, before you commit.
Can I look at a developer's whole portfolio, not just one project?
Yes. Traktara maps the customer or applicant named on a grid connection or planning application to a company in Companies House, and traces the ultimate ownership from there. We map Companies House companies to developers and investors ("Organisations"), so you can see who sits behind a project rather than just an SPV name that you have to trace.
We allow you to search, filter and sort the registers by Organisations and other fields, so you can see which portfolios have projects in Gate 1 or Gate 2, and which projects have planning permission or a government support contract.
Grid, planning, route-to-market, ownership
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