Jo Ashenden

I'm The Standing Charge — I write about the messy reality of getting solar and renewable projects connected to the UK grid, especially for landowners and farm ers sitting on land that could be earning from solar. After a 14-month runaround just trying to find out whether my own land had grid capacity, I started sharing everything I learned the hard way. These days I point people to Solar Grid Check — a free tool that checks your land's grid capacity in seconds, so you know if a solar project is even possible before you spend a penny on consultants. If you own land and have ever wondered "could this field earn money from solar?" — start there.