Power plant · Dartford, England, United Kingdom
Dartford BESS - Battery Energy Storage System
Dartford BESS - Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled power plant in Dartford, England, United Kingdom, with 300 MW of capacity, operated by Clearstone 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 | Dartford (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adjacent Station Road Southfleet, DA13 9PA | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 13 Jan 2025 (reference 24/01470/FUL, planning authority Dartford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Oct 2025 (withdrawn, reference 24/01470/FUL, planning authority Dartford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Clearstone Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 300 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 | 51.4211, 0.3148 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Dartford BESS - Battery Energy Storage System is the 37th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 53rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 300 MW is 0.26% 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 | 37th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.42% |
| United Kingdom | 53rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.26% |
| All power plants in our data | 972nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 81 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 25 substations, 4 grid connections (2 operating, 9.14 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CustodianDC DA2 | Data center | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Fujitsu Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.4 km |
| OVH data center, England | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 30 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 32 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 38 km |
| Goldsmiths Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Southfield Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- 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.