Grid upgrades: confirm your own connection before ordering

Source summary · 14 October 2026 ESB Networks reports doubling installed transformer capacity at Drumline in Ireland. INNOFLOW perspective · 26 October 2026 A regional upgrade is useful context for a project, but its announcement does not establish the capacity available at a particular customer's connection. Treat the network announcement and your site's connection documents as separate evidence. Before committing to equipment Ask the network operator to confirm the connection point, agreed capacity, prerequisites and expected availability in writing. Have the project engineer identify which purchasing decisions depend on those conditions. Record unresolved items and who must resolve them before placing orders whose specifications cannot readily change. This is independent procurement commentary, not a connection approval or a product performance promise.