Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Battery storage 101.3 MW grid connection at Woodland BESS

Battery storage 101.3 MW grid connection at Woodland BESS is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 101 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Woodland BESS)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toHawthorn Pit Grid (via a bulk supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity101 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Northeast) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date19 May 2023Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage66 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.8031, -1.3925Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Battery storage 101.3 MW grid connection at Woodland BESS is the 304th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 405th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 101 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England304th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom405th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data2,798th of 7,6161,281,251 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 290 power plants (93 operating, 1,284 MW) and 166 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery StoragePower plant49 MWOperating0.1 km
Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy StoragePower plant90 MWPlanned0.1 km
Hawthorn PitSubstation——0.5 km
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant200 MWPlanned0.7 km
Hawthorn Pit GridSubstation——0.7 km
Stoney CutSubstation——2.6 km

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