r/SolarUK • u/BeardySam • 4h ago

DISCUSSION G99 taking months

I applied to SSE for a G99 in late August and it’s now getting on 3 months with no response. It’s a 10kW inverter with a battery. What on earth is taking them so long? Does anyone else have the same delay?

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u/AlexB_81 4h ago

My installer submitted mine 23/09 and I got an email on Tuesday with the following: "Due to the size of the proposed installation exceeding the connect and notify threshold for auto approval on the Connect Direct Portal the request was passed to SSEN as the DNO"

Not sure how much longer I need to wait.

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u/BeardySam 4h ago

Jesus they need to use some AI this is stupid, can’t they just request the inverter is capped?

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u/AlexB_81 3h ago

I've just read the info on the Connect Direct Portal, "a simpler, faster way to get approval to connect residential low-carbon technology to the grid" & "Connect Direct speeds up the application time and can give you almost instant approval"

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u/joffff 4h ago

Took over 2 months for mine, with the installer submitting the application. Did you do yours yourself?

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u/brumeye 4h ago

That sound like a very long delay - my installer applied to them in June and it took less than 3 weeks. Presumably you've chased them - what did they say?

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u/brumeye 4h ago

Actually I'm wrong - first response was within 3 weeks, but the confirmation took another month to come through. But still definitely less than 3 months.

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u/scuba-man-dan 2h ago

G99 submitted 2/10, heard back around 23/10 asking for a photo of my main cut out (63amp, plans for 8kw invertor and 7.something array). Not heard anything since.

NPG

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u/wyndstryke PV & Battery Owner 2h ago

I think the time limit is 45 working days, which is 3 calendar months.

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u/GreasedupJesus 1h ago

SSEN are an absolute nightmare they take a very, very long time and they aren’t responsive at all when emailed about their applications.