Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Fairy Lane (ESS Option) grid connection
Fairy Lane (ESS Option) grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, held by West Didsbury Storage Ltd.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | FAIRY LANE (ESS OPTION) grid connection | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at South Manchester GSP) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | West Didsbury Storage Ltd | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | South Manchester GSP (via a grid supply point) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | West Didsbury Battery Storage (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.1 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Electricity North West Limited | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 17 Nov 2023 | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4202, -2.2768 | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Commissioned: West Didsbury Battery Storage
- Permit granted: West Didsbury Battery Storage (planning authority Trafford, reference 92459/FUL/17)
- Permit applied for: West Didsbury Battery Storage (planning authority Trafford, reference 92459/FUL/17)
How it compares
Fairy Lane (ESS Option) grid connection is the 597th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 904th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 597th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 904th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,270th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 385 power plants (109 operating, 1,233 MW), 371 substations, 21 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Didsbury Battery Storage | Power plant | 50 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Freshfields, Fairy Lane - Battery Storage | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Under construction | 0.2 km |
| South Manchester GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Golf Road - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 90 MW | Permitted | 0.9 km |
| Northenden | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Sale Moor | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Delta House | Data center | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Datum Datacentres (MCR2) | Data center | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Equinix MA4 | Data center | — | — | 5.3 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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