{
  "version": "2026-07",
  "publisher": "Utiligize ApS",
  "status": "screening estimates",
  "country_count": 45,
  "definitions": {
    "start": "Complete grid application, site control and a technically credible project",
    "finish": "Firm contracted capacity is energized and available for commissioning",
    "datacenter_100mw": "Greenfield 100 MW data center, firm grid supply, commercially plausible location within the country, dedicated high-voltage assets where required",
    "onprem_250kw": "250 kW on-prem solution at an existing commercial or industrial site, with a new or upgraded distribution connection and transformer where required"
  },
  "grade_definitions": {
    "A": "Current national or system-operator timeline directly matching the case",
    "B": "Current national evidence strongly constrains the estimate, but no complete national median exists",
    "C": "Regional or adjacent evidence plus Utiligize engineering judgment",
    "D": "Sparse evidence; wide model-based range"
  },
  "method": [
    "Apply one project definition to all countries.",
    "Anchor the range in published operator timelines, regulatory deadlines and current queue or congestion evidence.",
    "Add the likely time for studies, dedicated connection assets, upstream reinforcement and constrained equipment supply.",
    "For 250 kW only, use the discontinued World Bank standardized warehouse series as a historical process proxy, never as a current measured answer.",
    "Review the central estimate within the evidence range using Utiligize grid-domain judgment."
  ],
  "sources": {
    "iea-energy-ai": {
      "title": "IEA, Energy and AI",
      "url": "https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai/executive-summary",
      "note": "Transmission lines can take four to eight years in advanced economies; waits for transformers and cables have doubled."
    },
    "iea-grids-2026": {
      "title": "IEA, Electricity 2026: Grids",
      "url": "https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2026/grids",
      "note": "Grid infrastructure takes 5–15 years, compared with 1–3 years for data centers; more than 2,500 GW is stalled in connection queues."
    },
    "iea-europe": {
      "title": "IEA, Overcoming energy constraints in European data centers",
      "url": "https://www.iea.org/commentaries/overcoming-energy-constraints-is-key-to-delivering-on-europe-s-data-centre-goals",
      "note": "Connections in the Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin hubs average seven to ten years."
    },
    "eu-guidance": {
      "title": "European Commission, guidance on efficient and timely grid connections",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025XC06703",
      "note": "Documents months- or years-long waits and the mismatch between 4–10 year network construction and 2–3 year demand projects."
    },
    "world-bank": {
      "title": "World Bank, time required to get electricity",
      "url": "https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/world-development-indicators/series/IC.ELC.TIME",
      "note": "Historical standardized warehouse connection process. Used only as a small-connection process anchor; Doing Business was discontinued in 2021."
    },
    "denmark-regulator": {
      "title": "Danish Utility Regulator, review of Energinet large-connection prioritization",
      "url": "https://forsyningstilsynet.dk/nyheder/2026/jun/forsyningstilsynet-indleder-tilsyn-med-energinets-prioriteringsmodel-for%E2%80%AFstoerre-tilslutninger",
      "note": "Records Energinet's three-month pause on new large connections in March 2026 and the subsequent prioritization model."
    },
    "denmark-agency": {
      "title": "Danish Energy Agency, grid connection process for large consumption",
      "url": "https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/saadan-etablerer-du-et-ptx-anlaeg-paa-land",
      "note": "A comparable transmission-connected consumption process is expected to take about four years from screening agreement to operation."
    },
    "fingrid": {
      "title": "Fingrid, temporary connection constraints in southern Finland",
      "url": "https://www.fingrid.fi/en/news/news/2025/the-connection-of-electricity-consumption-to-the-main-grid-is-temporarily-tight-in-southern-finland/",
      "note": "Large consumption projects in parts of southern Finland face restrictions in 2025–27, with reinforcements underway."
    },
    "svk": {
      "title": "Svenska kraftnät, connection queue statistics",
      "url": "https://www.svk.se/press-och-nyheter/nyheter/allmanna-nyheter/2025/uppdaterad-statistik-over-ansokningar-och-reserverad-kapacitet-i-stamnatet/",
      "note": "Average time from accepted application to preliminary decision was 17 months for 2018–25 applications, before construction and energization."
    },
    "nordic-tsos": {
      "title": "Nordic TSOs, large connection requests exceed available capacity",
      "url": "https://www.statnett.no/en/about-statnett/news-and-press-releases/news-archive-2026/nordic-tsos-strong-growth-in-grid-connection-requests-challenges-the-power-system/",
      "note": "Fingrid, Energinet, Statnett and Svenska kraftnät report unprecedented requests exceeding short- and medium-term capacity."
    },
    "netherlands-acm": {
      "title": "ACM, connection deadlines for large electricity connections",
      "url": "https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/codebesluit-aansluittermijnen-grote-aansluitingen-elektriciteit",
      "note": "Sets 26- or 52-week work periods, potentially longer for complex work, plus waiting time and congestion delays."
    },
    "ireland-cru": {
      "title": "CRU, large energy user connection policy",
      "url": "https://www.cru.ie/about-us/news/the-cru-publishes-its-decision-on-new-electricity-connection-policy-for-data-centres/",
      "note": "New data centers require matching generation or storage, renewable additionality and a location-specific constraint assessment."
    },
    "uk-government": {
      "title": "UK government, demand connection queue reform",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-tackle-speculative-demand-grid-connection-requests",
      "note": "Demand applications grew 460% in six months and some projects face waits of up to 15 years."
    },
    "ferc": {
      "title": "FERC, action to speed large-load integration",
      "url": "https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-launches-aggressive-targeted-action-speed-large-load-integration",
      "note": "Shows fragmented regional rules and active reform across six US regional grid operators."
    },
    "aeso": {
      "title": "AESO, interim approach to large-load connections",
      "url": "https://www.aeso.ca/aeso/newsroom/aeso-announces-interim-approach-to-large-load-connections/",
      "note": "Alberta limited near-term large-load connections to 1.2 GW against more than 16 GW of requests."
    },
    "aemo": {
      "title": "AEMO, data center connections in Australia",
      "url": "https://www.aemo.com.au/newsroom/news-updates/digital-demand-surge",
      "note": "Reports an indicative two-year application-to-energization target for large data centers, subject to project and system conditions."
    },
    "china-sasac": {
      "title": "SASAC, Ulaanqab green-powered computing base",
      "url": "https://en.sasac.gov.cn/2025/07/28/c_19597.htm",
      "note": "Documents coordinated delivery of dedicated substations, lines, generation and storage for a national computing hub."
    },
    "china-grid-policy": {
      "title": "NDRC and NEA, guidance on high-quality grid development",
      "url": "https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xxgk/zcfb/tz/202512/t20251231_1402949_ext.html",
      "note": "National policy calls for anticipatory, coordinated grid development and better access for new electricity uses."
    },
    "taiwan": {
      "title": "Taipower, areas with available grid capacity",
      "url": "https://hc2.taipower.com.tw/2289/2363/2367/2371/10296/",
      "note": "Publishes capacity-available areas but warns that high-voltage works and rights-of-way remain project-specific and uncertain."
    },
    "aemo-two-year": {
      "title": "AEMO, approximate two-year large data center connection timeframe",
      "url": "https://www.aemo.com.au/newsroom/news-updates/digital-demand-surge",
      "note": "Current experience indicates an approximate two-year application-to-energization timeframe, with project-specific variation."
    },
    "chile": {
      "title": "Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional, data center connection planning",
      "url": "https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-30-Diagnostico_PET26_Webinar.pdf",
      "note": "Models growing data center load and the resulting transformer and transmission constraints in metropolitan Santiago."
    }
  },
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    {
      "code": "AT",
      "country": "Austria",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 23,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 96
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 3,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 7
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "BE",
      "country": "Belgium",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Western European congestion",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 201,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 84,
        "low_months": 48,
        "high_months": 132
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 7,
        "low_months": 4,
        "high_months": 14
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "BG",
      "country": "Bulgaria",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model and high process burden",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 262,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 9,
        "low_months": 5,
        "high_months": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "HR",
      "country": "Croatia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 65,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "CY",
      "country": "Cyprus",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Island-system adjustment",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 137,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 96
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 11
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    },
    {
      "code": "CZ",
      "country": "Czechia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 68,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 96
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
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    },
    {
      "code": "DK",
      "country": "Denmark",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Current national pause and comparable TSO process",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 38,
      "source_ids": [
        "denmark-regulator",
        "denmark-agency",
        "nordic-tsos"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 48,
        "high_months": 108
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
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        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 8
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    },
    {
      "code": "EE",
      "country": "Estonia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Baltic and EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 91,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 78
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "FI",
      "country": "Finland",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Published temporary constraints and reinforcements",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 42,
      "source_ids": [
        "fingrid",
        "nordic-tsos",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 72
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 8
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "FR",
      "country": "France",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Paris hub congestion with national siting optionality",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 71,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-europe",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 72,
        "low_months": 42,
        "high_months": 120
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 10
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "country": "Germany",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Frankfurt hub congestion with national siting optionality",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 28,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-europe",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 48,
        "high_months": 132
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 3,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 7
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "GR",
      "country": "Greece",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 55,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "HU",
      "country": "Hungary",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model and high process burden",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 257,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 96
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 9,
        "low_months": 5,
        "high_months": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "IE",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Constrained data center policy and matching-generation requirement",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 85,
      "source_ids": [
        "ireland-cru",
        "iea-europe",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 108,
        "low_months": 72,
        "high_months": 168
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 6,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 14
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "IT",
      "country": "Italy",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 82,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 66,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 108
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 6,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "LV",
      "country": "Latvia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Baltic and EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 107,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 48,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 78
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 10
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "LT",
      "country": "Lithuania",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Baltic and EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 85,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 78
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 10
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "LU",
      "country": "Luxembourg",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Small-system and FLAP-D-neighbour adjustment",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 56,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-europe",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 84,
        "low_months": 48,
        "high_months": 132
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "MT",
      "country": "Malta",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Island-system adjustment",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 106,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 72,
        "low_months": 42,
        "high_months": 114
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 11
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "NL",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "Severe congestion and explicit regulatory waiting periods",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 110,
      "source_ids": [
        "netherlands-acm",
        "iea-europe",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 72,
        "high_months": 168
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 8,
        "low_months": 4,
        "high_months": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "PL",
      "country": "Poland",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 122,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 102
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 6,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "PT",
      "country": "Portugal",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 46,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "RO",
      "country": "Romania",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model and process burden",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 174,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 7,
        "low_months": 4,
        "high_months": 15
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SK",
      "country": "Slovakia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 121,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 96
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      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 6,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SI",
      "country": "Slovenia",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 38,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
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      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 54,
        "low_months": 30,
        "high_months": 90
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      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 4,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 9
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "ES",
      "country": "Spain",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "EU model with regional constraints",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 95,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "eu-guidance",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 60,
        "low_months": 36,
        "high_months": 102
      },
      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 6,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SE",
      "country": "Sweden",
      "evidence_grade": "B",
      "basis": "17-month preliminary decision plus works and queue",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 52,
      "source_ids": [
        "svk",
        "nordic-tsos",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
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        "low_months": 42,
        "high_months": 96
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      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 5,
        "low_months": 3,
        "high_months": 10
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "IS",
      "country": "Iceland",
      "evidence_grade": "C",
      "basis": "Small-system model with generation-rich siting",
      "historical_warehouse_days": 22,
      "source_ids": [
        "iea-grids-2026",
        "world-bank"
      ],
      "datacenter_100mw": {
        "central_months": 42,
        "low_months": 24,
        "high_months": 72
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      "onprem_250kw": {
        "central_months": 3,
        "low_months": 2,
        "high_months": 7
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