Roadnight Taylor Hires Seventh Grid Connections Specialist
Rachael Eynon, former Senior Connections Design Lead at National Energy System Operator (NESO), has joined Roadnight Taylor as a Connectologist, expanding the team of experienced grid connections specialists to seven.
With Connections Reform reshaping the queue and Gate 2 offers now delayed, many organisations remain uncertain about where their projects stand. The arrival of Eynon means Roadnight Taylor, one of the most respected names in the connections industry, is even better placed to support clients through what promises to be a complex period.
Rachael Eynon comments: “Ever since I started working in the connections space from within NESO, Roadnight Taylor has been a leading voice in the community, providing expert insight into everything from technical topics to policy matters.
“Being surrounded by some of the best names in the industry, and being able to learn from them and provide influential contribution of my own, is so exciting.”
At NESO, Eynon authored the inaugural Connections Network Design Methodology, the foundational document setting out how the existing queue is reordered under Connections Reform, and led working groups with Transmission Owners on its implementation. Having completed IET’s Power Academy before joining National Grid’s graduate scheme, and going on to work at NESO (formerly National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO)) in outage planning, Eynon has a decade of experience that started before she even graduated from university.
Hugh Taylor, CEO at Roadnight Taylor, adds: “Aside from her wealth of experience in connections and outage planning – both of which matter enormously to our clients at Roadnight Taylor – Rachael is a great cultural fit. This fit is important to me, is important to the team – and will also be felt by our clients and the wider connections community. We are so excited to welcome her to the Connectology team.
“Rachael comes to us at a perfect time. With Gate 2 offers now delayed even further, her rare insider understanding of the reformed connections system is directly relevant to clients navigating it today.”
Eynon joins the specialist Connectologist team including Pete Aston (Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies), Catherine Cleary (Member of NESO’s Connections Process Advisory Group), Philip Bale (Member of the National Energy System Operator’s GSR029 working group), Kyle Murchie (Vice Chair of the RenewableUK Connections Working Group), and Nikki Pillinger (Co-chair of Regen’s Grid Connections Working Group), and Alex Ikonic (Code Modification Proposals 434 and 448). Collectively, the team holds positions across nine further Code Modification Proposals, one DCUSA change, and a range of Ofgem, DNO, NESO, and industry working groups.
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