Power plant · Mole Valley, England, United Kingdom
Dorking Battery Energy Storage System
Dorking Battery Energy Storage System is a battery storage plant in Mole Valley, England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Grid Battery Storage.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mole Valley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Milton Court Farm, Milton Court Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3LY, RH4 3LY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2020 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Jul 2016 (reference MO/2016/1168, planning authority Mole Valley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Grid Battery Storage (Grid Battery Storage (GBSL)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 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 | 51.2307, -0.3517 | 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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- Commissioned
- Permit applied for (planning authority Mole Valley, reference MO/2016/1168)
How it compares
Dorking Battery Energy Storage System is the 2,018th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 3,081st-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 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 | 2,018th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,081st of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,623rd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 150 substations, 144 data centers, 95 grid connections (54 operating, 525 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Restore Records Management | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Unit 2 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Godalming Primary | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Ready - 200MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 200 MW | Planned | 20 km |
| Generation 1.7 MW grid connection at Sunbury Cross | Grid connection | 1.7 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Waste 3.7 MW grid connection at Sunbury Cross | Grid connection | 3.7 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Milford Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
Operator and place
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- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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