Power plant · Burnley, England, United Kingdom
Huncoat Power Station - Battery Storage Facility
Huncoat Power Station - Battery Storage Facility is a cancelled power plant in Burnley, England, United Kingdom, with 45 MW of capacity, operated by Newgen Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Burnley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | W/O The A56 & To The South W/O Jnct 8 Of The M65, E/O The The Former Huncoat Power Station, Burnley, BB11 5QX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Dec 2023 (reference FUL/2023/0785, planning authority Burnley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Oct 2024 (refused, reference FUL/2023/0785, planning authority Burnley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Newgen Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 45 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 | 53.7781, -2.3276 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Huncoat Power Station - Battery Storage Facility is the 281st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 523rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 45 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 | 281st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 523rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,085th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 462 grid connections (255 operating, 2,209 MW), 124 substations, 18 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 240 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Eaves Farm (Padiham) BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 1.7 km |
| UNIT 1B grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Salterforth | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Barnoldswick | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| East Irish Sea Transmission Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group Copley | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.