Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Slack Lane BESS 35MW grid connection

Slack Lane BESS 35MW grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 35 MW of capacity, connected by Electricity North West Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceSLACK LANE BESS 35MW grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Westhoughton)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toWesthoughton BSP (via a bulk supply point)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity35 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorElectricity North West LimitedSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date10 Jan 2024SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.5604, -2.5156SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Slack Lane BESS 35MW grid connection is the 809th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 1,254th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 35 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
England809th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,254th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,736th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 404 power plants (119 operating, 1,364 MW), 387 substations, 20 data centers, 4 gas storage facilities and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
WesthoughtonSubstation——0.1 km
Westhoughton BSPSubstation——0.1 km
Slack Lane, Westhoughton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant45 MWPermitted0.2 km
Chadwick Wind TurbinesPower plant4.5 MWCancelled2.0 km
LostockSubstation——2.0 km
Tesco Superstore, Mansell Way - Solar PanelsPower plant1.1 MWPlanned2.6 km
Data center, England (OSM way 1551100328)Data center——13 km
Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce ParkData center——15 km
Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042)Data center——16 km

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