Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Vicarage Drove BESS grid connection
Vicarage Drove BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 1,200 MW of capacity, held by UK Transition Power Holdings Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (connection site: Trent Valley South Connection Node A 400kV) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (Scoping) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | UK Transition Power Holdings Limited | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Vicarage Drove BESS | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,200 MW | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Energy Storage System | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | National Grid Electricity Transmission plc | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 30 Oct 2034 | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection gate | Gate 1 | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Vicarage Drove BESS grid connection is the 56th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 84th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1,200 MW is 0.27% 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 | 56th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | 0.38% |
| United Kingdom | 84th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | 0.27% |
| All grid connections in our data | 153rd of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Holder, grid operator and place
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- 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
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- 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, No restriction on the posted data.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, No restriction on the posted data.
- 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.