Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Rochdale BESS grid connection
Rochdale BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 99.9 MW of capacity, held by Elgin Energy ES Co 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 | ROCHDALE BESS grid connection | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Rochdale SGTS 2 3 4) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Elgin Energy ES Co Limited | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 99.9 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 |
| Queue date | 15 Nov 2024 | 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 | 53.6302, -2.2201 | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rochdale BESS grid connection is the 337th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 440th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 99.9 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 | 337th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 440th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,038th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 364 power plants (105 operating, 850 MW), 169 substations, 19 data centers, 2 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 57 MW | Permitted | 1.2 km |
| Rooley Moor | Power plant | 39.6 MW | Cancelled | 2.9 km |
| Chamber House | Power plant | 3.99 MW | Under construction | 4.4 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Hebden Bridge | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 703959498) | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Mytholmroyd | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
More from Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
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- Pipplepen Farm Solar Park - Solar Farm32 MW · permitted
- Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill - Solar Farm27.8 MW · permitted
- The Transmitting Station, Williton - Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate)25 MW · permitted
- The Transmitting Station, Williton - Battery Storage (Wyndham Estate)20 MW · permitted
- Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville - Solar Farm20 MW · under construction
- Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility20 MW · permitted
- Cullerlie Solar Farm13 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. Checked 2026-10-24. 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.