Skip to content

Grid connections (ICP)

Reducing programme risk through intelligent grid connection design.

Ipsum is a Lloyds NERS-accredited, national Independent Connection Provider (ICP), delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective grid connection solutions from LV up to 132kV. As a trusted alternative to the DNO, we give developers, operators and asset owners genuine choice; with faster delivery, cost certainty and a single point of accountability from design through to energisation.

We support projects across a diverse range of sectors, including industrial and manufacturing, commercial developments, data centres, EV charging infrastructure, utilities, education, healthcare, residential and mixed-use developments. By combining our grid connections expertise with capabilities in private networks and balance of plant, we deliver fully integrated, end-to-end solutions that help customers secure power quickly, reduce programme risk and connect to the grid with confidence.

 

Planning a grid connection? Speak to our Grid Connections team at icp@ipsum.co.uk to discuss your project.

Ipsum's capabilities

  • Turnkey grid connection
  • Grid Connection design
  • HV/LV design
  • 11kV substation installation
  • High voltage cable laying
  • Contestable works
  • Civil engineering & reinstatement
  • Testing & commissioning
  • DNO/IDNO adoption
  • Project management
  • EV charging connections
  • Energisation

Talk to our Grid Connections team

Every successful project starts with the right connection strategy. Whether you’re planning a new electricity connection, upgrading capacity or exploring the most efficient route to energisation, our specialists are here to help.

Email: icp@ipsum.co.uk

Let’s discuss your project.

The Ipsum Way

Grid connections safety

Safety is non-negotiable on every high voltage connection project we deliver. Working at 11kV and above demands rigorous controls, and our teams operate to the highest standards in the industry. We hold a RoSPA Gold Medal Award and maintain robust CDM 2015-compliant safety management systems across all our ICP and contestable works activities. Through regular training, continual improvement and strict adherence to industry standards, we continually strengthen our safety culture and ensure best practice is embedded across every project. Our goal is simple: everyone goes home safely, every day, on every grid connection, substation installation and HV civil works project we undertake.

Grid connections service

When you choose Ipsum as your Independent Connection Provider, you get more than an accredited contractor — you get a partner. We know that grid connection lead times and cost certainty are critical to your project programme. That’s why we assign dedicated project managers, communicate proactively with you and the DNO and work relentlessly to keep your new electricity connection on time and on budget. Exceptional service isn’t a department, it’s how we operate on every commercial, industrial, residential or EV charging connection we deliver.

Grid connections specialist

The Ipsum Group brings together over 1,500 specialists, including HV design engineers, substation engineers, cable jointers, project managers and civils contractors. As a NERS-accredited Independent Connection Provider (ICP), we deliver everything from new electricity connections to complex 11kV and high voltage (HV) schemes with consistent quality, technical expertise and reliable delivery. Our capabilities span HV and LV connections, substations, power upgrades, diversions and reinforcement works across EV charging infrastructure, residential and mixed-use developments, commercial property, industrial and logistics sites, data centres, and public sector projects. Backed by national expertise and in-house delivery, we provide the confidence, capability and certainty to deliver every project to the highest standards.

BESS
Services

Find out more

Maintenance
Services

Find out more

Substation
Services

Find out more