Ofgem’s proposed ITO licence: a catalyst for UK data centre growth?
By Jamie McAinsh, Chief Commercial Officer, Aurora Utilities In June, Ofgem published proposals exploring the introduction of a new Independent Transmission Operator (ITO) licence. While the concept may sound technical, the implications could be significant for some of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, particularly data centres, renewable energy projects, and the wider economy. For developers facing […]
COMMENT: Ofgem ‘Connect Update: Demand Connections Reform’
Aurora Utilities Limited today welcomes Ofgem‘s latest ‘Connect Update: Demand Connections Reform’ publication, and the measures it sets out to accelerate UK grid connections and unlock network capacity. Removing speculative projects from the queue is an important step forward, but accelerating connections also requires greater delivery capacity across the sector. A recent study that Aurora […]
The hidden infrastructure challenge behind AI, data centres and net zero
Everyone is talking about AI. From governments to investors to global businesses, many are pouring billions into it and racing to adopt it. However, there is one critical issue sitting beneath the AI revolution that rarely makes the headlines: power. Grid connectivity could become the UK’s biggest growth constraint. As AI data centres, EV charging […]
Why Aurora is expanding its in-house corporate and land rights team – a conversation with Head of Legal, Alex Lane
Aurora has expanded its in-house legal and land rights team to six specialists over the last 12 months, with four recent appointments joining the business from across the utilities, infrastructure, renewables, and legal sectors. The expanded team includes Senior Paralegal, Jaimil Kakkad, alongside Land Rights Co-ordinators Alfie Longbottom, Jacob Hunn, and Ella Scroby, building on […]
Powering the future of zero-emission freight through megawatt charging
Client: Russell Group, a leading UK logistics and transport operator with a long-term commitment to decarbonising freight operations across road and rail networks. Project focus: Aurora was appointed as the Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) for one of the UK’s most significant heavy transport electrification projects: the delivery of a megawatt-scale charging hub to support […]
Life after the zombies: Our roundtable discussion on the future of grid capacity
At a private London roundtable late last year, Aurora Utilities convened a small group of the UK’s most senior energy leaders and infrastructure investors to answer one question: What happens after the zombies are gone? And when we talk about “zombies”, we don’t mean the ghouls from your Saturday night horror movie, but rather stalled […]
Aurora’s next chapter: Scaling UK electrification with speed, discipline and purpose
Aurora is scaling in step with the UK’s growing demand for electrification. As an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO), the business connects developments across Great Britain to the electricity grid and manages those networks – helping projects move forward faster, more efficiently and with greater certainty. At its core, Aurora is driven by a clear […]
Aurora energises new Stagecoach sites in nationwide zero-carbon push
We at Aurora Utilities, the independent distribution network operator (IDNO), are accelerating Stagecoach Group’s zero-carbon transition, energising a growing number of bus depots across the UK as part of a major electrification programme. Sites now live include Aldershot, Arbroath, Ardrossan, Ash Grove, Barking, Barnstaple, Bow, Bromley, Cheltenham, Dover, Dundee, Exeter, Gloucester, Kilmarnock, Leyton, St Andrews […]
Give to gain: Why gender equality is a strategic imperative for the energy transition
In a sector powering net zero, the greatest untapped resource isn’t technology – it’s talent. The energy and utilities sector is undergoing the most profound transformation in its history. Electrification, decentralisation, EV infrastructure, grid innovation and the race to net zero are reshaping how we design, build and operate critical infrastructure. While we talk relentlessly […]
Partnerships powering the future: Why developers and data centres are aligning
Infrastructure demand across the UK is set to intensify sharply in 2026. The rapid expansion of data centres, a growing stock of ageing energy assets approaching end-of-life, and the urgent need to build climate-resilient networks are converging at pace. Together, these pressures underline a fundamental shift: energy infrastructure no longer operates in isolation. Nowhere is […]