Site selection

A practical guide to reading the map when you're scouting a site — whether it's a data center, factory, EV hub, solar farm, wind farm or battery.

Step 1 — Pick the right direction

Afname for consumers (data centers, factories, heat pumps, EV charging). Opwek for producers (solar, wind, export batteries). The two grades are independent within the same area.

Step 2 — Filter by grade

Anything graded A or B is fast. C means it works but with some friction. D and worse means waiting list — possible, but you'll need to plan around the relief year (visible on the per-area panel).

Step 3 — Check the TenneT cap

The HV / DSO lens shows which layer binds. If the cap is TenneT, no amount of DSO investment helps — only the published relief year does.

Step 4 — Scrub the timeline

The bottom scrubber projects the grade forward using all known reinforcement projects. Use this to find the earliest year your candidate site clears.

Common project types

• Data center: 20–100 MW afname; filter on A/B + flat-cap status.
• Solar park: 5–50 MW opwek; opwek-grade A/B + low queue.
• Battery (hybrid): cycles in both directions; need A/B on the limiting side.
• EV charging hub: 5–20 MW afname; A/B on the highway corridor.