Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Battery storage 85 MW grid connection at NEL Green BESS

Battery storage 85 MW grid connection at NEL Green BESS is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 85 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at NEL Green BESS)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 toThurcroft (via a bulk supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity85 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 date21 Dec 2022Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage66 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.4040, -1.2675Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Battery storage 85 MW grid connection at NEL Green BESS is the 402nd-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 529th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 85 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
England402nd of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom529th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,469th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 520 power plants (155 operating, 4,379 MW), 276 substations, 10 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Green Lane, Thurcroft - Battery Energy Storage FacilityPower plant85 MWPermitted0.1 km
ThurcroftSubstation——0.1 km
Nether Moor FieldPower plant49.9 MWOperating0.3 km
Moat Lane, Wickersley - Battery Storage FacilityPower plant100 MWPermitted0.4 km
New Orchard LaneSubstation——0.9 km
SilverwoodSubstation——4.2 km
Hive ITData center——14 km
UoS IT ServicesData center——15 km
ThalesData center——15 km

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