Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
49.9MW - Battery grid connection
49.9MW - Battery grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, held by Balanced Grid Solutions Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | 49.9MW - BATTERY grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Winchester) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Balanced Grid Solutions Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Winchester BSP (via a bulk supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane - Battery Energy Storage System (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.21 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 18 Aug 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Mar 2027 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0189, -1.3651 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
49.9MW - Battery grid connection is the 587th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 894th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 587th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 894th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,982nd of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Due to connect
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 277 power plants (115 operating, 1,120 MW), 213 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silkstead Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.2 km |
| IBM Hursley - Battery Storage | Power plant | 1.5 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Field House Solar / Hursley Road | Power plant | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Winchester BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Chandlers Ford Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 25 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.