Grid connection · Wales, United Kingdom
Legacy Solar / BESS grid connection
Legacy Solar / BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Wales, United Kingdom, with 99.9 MW of capacity, connected by SP Manweb plc.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Wales (connects at Legacy) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 99.9 MW | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP Manweb plc | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 19 Apr 2022 | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2028 (target energisation) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Legacy Solar / BESS grid connection is the 19th-largest of 158 grid connections in Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 19th of 158 | 21,044 MW | 0.47% |
| 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% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Due to connect
Grid operator and place
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- Winnington grid connection138 MW
- Weaver Marsh PV (Frodsham Solar Park) grid connection100 MW
Other grid connections in Wales
- Pembroke Power Station grid connection2,199 MW
- Dinorwig grid connection1,644 MW
- Mona Offshore Wind Farm grid connection1,500 MW
- Connah's Quay grid connection1,380 MW
- Legacy Green Energy Centre grid connection1,200 MW
- Awel Y Mor grid connection1,100 MW
- Cilfynydd Green Energy Centre grid connection1,025 MW
- Pentir Green Energy Centre grid connection1,025 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- 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.