Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Battery storage and Solar 80 MW grid connection at Brocklesby Direct

Battery storage and Solar 80 MW grid connection at Brocklesby Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 80 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Brocklesby 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 toGrimsby West (via a grid supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity80 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarNorthern 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 date10 May 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
Coordinates53.5669, -0.1478Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Battery storage and Solar 80 MW grid connection at Brocklesby Direct is the 411th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 538th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 80 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
England411th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom538th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,511th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 274 power plants (71 operating, 1,211 MW), 99 substations, 4 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Grimsby WestSubstation——0.2 km
Great CoatesSubstation——1.6 km
Grimsby Solar FarmPower plant49.9 MWUnder construction1.6 km
HSH Coldstores, Estate Road - Solar PanelsPower plant1.08 MWOperating2.2 km
Yarborough Road 132/33kVSubstation——2.6 km
Magnolia StreetPower plant20 MWCancelled2.8 km
Aldbrough Hydrogen StorageGas storage facility—Planned27 km
Continental Link Multi-Purpose InterconnectorTransmission line—Cancelled31 km
Grimsby to WalpoleTransmission line—Planned38 km

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