Power plant · Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon - Battery Storage
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon - Battery Storage is a cancelled power plant in Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom, with 100 MW of capacity, operated by Pelagic Energy.
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 | Chelmsford (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | W/O Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon, Wickford, SS11 7QR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Feb 2022 (reference 22/00179/FUL, planning authority Chelmsford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 May 2022 (refused, reference 22/00179/FUL, planning authority Chelmsford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pelagic Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 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 | 51.6390, 0.5772 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Chelmsford, reference 22/00179/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Chelmsford, reference 22/00179/FUL)
How it compares
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon - Battery Storage is the 75th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 134th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 100 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 75th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 134th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,245th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 48 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 2 grid connections (1 operating, 6.94 MW), 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperium 315 | Data center | — | — | 8.6 km |
| CityFibre Cabinets | Data center | — | — | 9.0 km |
| Fujitsu Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| NVIDIA Cambridge-1 | AI supercomputer | 202 H100e | Operating | 34 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 38 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 43 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 48 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.