Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS grid connection
Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 2,450 MW of capacity, held by Eggborough Power Limited.
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 Eggborough 400kV Substation) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (awaiting consents) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Eggborough Power Limited | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,450 MW | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | OCGT (Open Cycle Gas Turbine) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Energy Storage System | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | National Grid Electricity Transmission plc | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 1 Oct 2026 (stage 1, cumulative 1,999 MW) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 1 Oct 2027 (stage 2, cumulative 2,450 MW) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS grid connection is the 13th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 14th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2,450 MW is 0.55% 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 | 13th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | 0.77% |
| United Kingdom | 14th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | 0.55% |
| All grid connections in our data | 17th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | 0.18% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Stage 1 was due to connect; the register does not list it as connected, 1,999 MW in total
- Stage 2 due to connect, 2,450 MW in total
Holder, grid operator and place
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- 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
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- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
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