Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Eaton Socon
Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Eaton Socon is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, held by Cambridge Power Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (connects at Eaton Socon) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Cambridge Power Limited | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 14 Jun 2021 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2032 (target energisation) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2170, -0.3041 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the holder.
How it compares
Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Eaton Socon is the 698th-largest of 3,539 grid connections in England and the 997th-largest of 4,870 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 467,981 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 | 698th of 3,539 | 341,715 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 997th of 4,870 | 467,981 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,183rd of 8,618 | 1,355,288 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: 469 power plants (180 operating, 3,020 MW), 133 substations and 14 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobholden Solar Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.3 km |
| Little Barford 11kV | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Little Barford 33kV | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Little Barford | Power plant | 735 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| East Park Energy | Power plant | 400 MW | Planned | 3.3 km |
| Perry Primary 11kV | Substation | — | — | 7.3 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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- Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney - Battery Energy Storage50 MW · permitted
- Greens Farm - Battery energy storage50 MW · permitted
- Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney - Solar Array49.9 MW · permitted
Other grid connections in England
- Bute Hydrogen Project 1 grid connection4,800 MW
- Drax BECCS grid connection3,906 MW
- Drax Power Station grid connection3,906 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 2 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 3 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 5 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 6 grid connection3,600 MW
- Hinkley Point C grid connection3,340 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- 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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.