Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Battery storage 240 MW grid connection at NEL Suggit BESS Direct

Battery storage 240 MW grid connection at NEL Suggit BESS Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 240 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at NEL Suggit BESS Direct)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 toSaltend North (via a grid supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity240 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 (Yorkshire) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date28 Dec 2023Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.7568, -0.2192Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Battery storage 240 MW grid connection at NEL Suggit BESS Direct is the 226th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 309th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 240 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
England226th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom309th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data1,552nd of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 259 power plants (64 operating, 996 MW), 111 substations, 1 gas storage facility and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Neat Marsh North, Neat Marsh Road - Solar FarmPower plant49.9 MWPermitted0.5 km
Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant240 MWPermitted0.7 km
The Limes Wind TurbinesPower plant1.7 MWOperating0.9 km
Yorkshire Water Hull RoadSubstation——1.8 km
Saltend 132/33kVSubstation——2.0 km
Saltend NorthSubstation——2.0 km
Aldbrough Hydrogen StorageGas storage facility—Planned11 km
Continental Link Multi-Purpose InterconnectorTransmission line—Cancelled14 km

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