Power plant · Calderdale, England, United Kingdom
Holmfield Battery Storage
Holmfield Battery Storage is a permitted power plant in Calderdale, England, United Kingdom, with 500 MW of capacity, operated by Masdar Arlington Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Calderdale (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj To Sidhil Business Park, Holmfield Industrial Estate, Holmfield, Halifax, HX2 9TP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 May 2025 (permit 24/01306/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Calderdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Dec 2024 (ref. 24/01306/FUL, Calderdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 May 2025 (granted, ref. 24/01306/FUL, Calderdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Masdar Arlington Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 500 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7596, -1.8700 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Holmfield Battery Storage is the 70th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 107th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 500 MW is 0.17% 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 | 70th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | 0.27% |
| United Kingdom | 107th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 249th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 473 grid connections (258 operating, 2,330 MW), 277 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmfield | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Furness Avenue | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Queensbury | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Wind 18.63 MW grid connection at Ovenden Moor Windfarm | Grid connection | 18.6 MW | Operating | 4.0 km |
| Battery storage 100 MW grid connection at Peat Dyke Farm BESS Direct | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 5.4 km |
| Generation 7.6 MW grid connection at Salterhebble | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 5.6 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 42 km |
Operator and place
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- 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.