Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a planned power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 32 MW of capacity, operated by ER New Projects 2 Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | North Of Fourstones Substation Fourstones, NE47 5DY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 May 2025 (reference 25/01494/RENEIA, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ER New Projects 2 Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 32 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 40.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.0189, -2.1647 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is the 976th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,550th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 32 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 976th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,550th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,935th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 151 grid connections (75 operating, 966 MW), 115 substations, 1 transmission line and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourstones 20kV | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Fourstones 33kV | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 80 MW grid connection at Fourstones Hybrid | Grid connection | 80 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 112 MW grid connection at Carr Edge Farm BESS | Grid connection | 112 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Hexham | Substation | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Biomass 2.5 MW grid connection at Hexham | Grid connection | 2.5 MW | Operating | 6.6 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 42 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.