Power plant · Reading, England, United Kingdom
Burghfield Road, Southcote - Battery Storage Facility
Burghfield Road, Southcote - Battery Storage Facility is a cancelled power plant in Reading, England, United Kingdom, with 7.4 MW of capacity, operated by Renepower Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Reading (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | W/O Burghfield Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3NE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Sept 2023 (reference 231000, planning authority Reading) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jun 2024 (withdrawn, reference 231000, planning authority Reading) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renepower Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.4 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 | 51.4367, -1.0169 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Burghfield Road, Southcote - Battery Storage Facility is the 1,459th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,332nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.4 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 1,459th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,332nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,786th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 243 substations, 209 grid connections (104 operating, 1,108 MW) and 85 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southcote Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Southcote Holybrook grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Advanced Fuel Gasification OR Pyrolysis 11.8 MW grid connection at Trash Green | Grid connection | 11.8 MW | Planned | 0.9 km |
| Burghfield (Main) BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Burghfield (Reserve) BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Burghfield Substation grid connection | Grid connection | 47.4 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Pulsant | Data center | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Asanti - Reading | Data center | — | — | 3.4 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.