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Battery storage 65 MW grid connection at Elland BESS Direct

Battery storage 65 MW grid connection at Elland BESS Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 65 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Elland 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 toElland (via a grid supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity65 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 date1 Oct 2022Northern 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
Coordinates53.7067, -1.8193Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Battery storage 65 MW grid connection at Elland BESS Direct is the 464th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 632nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 65 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
England464th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom632nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,758th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 570 substations, 382 power plants (106 operating, 1,262 MW), 21 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Ashday Hall Farm, Ashday Lane - Battery Energy StoragePower plant65 MWPermitted0.9 km
EllandSubstation——1.3 km
Redcentric Elland Data CentreData center——1.4 km
Lowfields Energy Storage ProjectPower plant49.9 MWPermitted1.5 km
LowfieldsSubstation——1.8 km
Swan Bank LaneSubstation——2.4 km
Stainland Road, Salterhebble - Battery Storage FacilityPower plant25 MWPermitted2.5 km
Data center, England (OSM way 403124345)Data center——4.2 km
Lloyds Banking Group CopleyData center——4.3 km

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