Power plant · Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Arreton Valley Nursery, Hale Common - Battery Storage
Arreton Valley Nursery, Hale Common - Battery Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, with 1.26 MW of capacity, operated by Iow Squirrel Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Isle of Wight (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Arreton Valley Nursery, Hale Common, Newport, PO30 3AR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 31 Jul 2023 (permit 23/00900/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Isle of Wight) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 May 2023 (reference 23/00900/FUL, planning authority Isle of Wight) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Jul 2023 (granted, reference 23/00900/FUL, planning authority Isle of Wight) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Iow Squirrel Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.26 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.6582, -1.2244 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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- Permit granted (planning authority Isle of Wight, reference 23/00900/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Isle of Wight, reference 23/00900/FUL)
How it compares
Arreton Valley Nursery, Hale Common - Battery Storage is the 3,767th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 5,483rd-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.26 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,767th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,483rd of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 15,196th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 159 grid connections (92 operating, 797 MW), 128 substations, 8 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arreton Valley Nursery grid connection | Grid connection | 2.52 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Arreton Valley Nursery grid connection | Grid connection | 33.3 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Lane End Energy Centre grid connection | Grid connection | 4.6 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Shanklin Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Sandown Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Wootton Common BSP | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| ServerHouse | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Serverhouse | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Astrohouse | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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