Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Newlands Power Plant grid connection
Newlands Power Plant grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 52.5 MW of capacity, held by Sky UK Development 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | NEWLANDS POWER PLANT grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Axminster) | 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 |
| Holder | Sky UK Development Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Axminster GSP (via a grid supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 52.5 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 | 5 Dec 2022 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 3 Jun 2038 (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 | 50.7732, -2.9480 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the holder.
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Newlands Power Plant grid connection is the 527th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 773rd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 52.5 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 | 527th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 773rd of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,010th 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: 251 power plants (115 operating, 662 MW) and 27 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Farm (East Devon) | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Newlands Farm, Crewkerne Road - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 80 MW | Cancelled | 0.2 km |
| Beavor - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | Power plant | 18.9 MW | Under construction | 0.5 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Maiden Newton Primary | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
More from Sky UK Development Limited
- Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill - Battery Energy Storage228 MW · permitted
- Newlands Farm, Crewkerne Road - Battery Energy Storage80 MW
- Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass - Battery Energy Storage System49.9 MW · permitted
- Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels40 MW · planned
- Boscar Layby, Raskelf - Solar Panels30 MW · planned
- Ashby Dell, Border Lane - Solar Farm30 MW · planned
- Somerton Door Farm, Somerton Door Drove - Solar farm20 MW · planned
- Green Lane Solar Park - Solar PV Panels15 MW · permitted
Other grid connections in England
- Bute Hydrogen Project 1 grid connection4,800 MW
- Drax BECCS grid connection3,906 MW
- Drax Power Station grid connection3,906 MW
- 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
- Hinkley Point C grid connection3,340 MW
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.
- 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.