Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Battery storage 60.7 MW grid connection at Driffield BESS
Battery storage 60.7 MW grid connection at Driffield BESS is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 60.7 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.
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 Driffield BESS) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Driffield/Beverley Group (via a bulk supply point) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 60.7 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 4 May 2023 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 66 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9723, -0.3443 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Battery storage 60.7 MW grid connection at Driffield BESS is the 487th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 670th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 60.7 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 | 487th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 670th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,543rd of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 260 power plants (64 operating, 3,484 MW), 114 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitwherry Bridge | Power plant | 3.3 MW | Cancelled | 3.0 km |
| Rotsea Wind Farm | Power plant | 6.9 MW | Cancelled | 4.0 km |
| Back Lane, Skerne - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 45 MW | Permitted | 4.2 km |
| Driffield | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Driffield/Beverley Group | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Seaton | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 20 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 25 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 46 km |
Grid operator and place
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- 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. 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.
- 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.