Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Battery storage 85.5 MW grid connection at Cowley GSP
Battery storage 85.5 MW grid connection at Cowley GSP is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 85.5 MW of capacity, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Battery storage 85.5 MW grid connection at COWLEY GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Cowley GSP) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Cowley GSP (via a grid supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 85.5 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 25 Apr 2025 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 30 Dec 2037 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6297, -1.3363 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Battery storage 85.5 MW grid connection at Cowley GSP is the 401st-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 527th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 85.5 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 | 401st of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 527th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,467th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 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: 316 power plants (117 operating, 2,043 MW), 197 substations and 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Goose Willow Farm - extension | Power plant | 7 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Goose Willow Farm | Power plant | 11.5 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Hill Farm Solar Park (VoWH) | Power plant | 14.8 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Milton Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Winsmore Lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 6.4 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
Grid operator and place
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- Bute Hydrogen Project 3 grid connection3,600 MW
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Data on this page
- California ISO. The terms cover every document on caiso.com, the cluster reports included. 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.
- © 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.