Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Purlieus Battery Storage grid connection

Purlieus Battery Storage grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourcePURLIEUS BATTERY STORAGE grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Minety GSP)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toMinety GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity49.9 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSouthern Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates51.6029, -1.9824SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Purlieus Battery Storage 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England597th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom904th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,270th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 402 power plants (149 operating, 1,926 MW), 97 substations, 10 data centers and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Minety NorthPower plant50 MWCancelled0.2 km
Minety South - Battery StoragePower plant50 MWOperating0.2 km
Fairholme, Minety - Battery StoragePower plant50 MWPermitted1.0 km
Minety GSPSubstation——1.4 km
Minety Village PrimarySubstation——2.6 km
Kemble RAF PrimarySubstation——8.5 km
Nationwide Swindon Technology CentreData center——11 km
VodafoneData center——11 km
nLighten SwindonData center——17 km

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