Power plant · Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage System
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted power plant in Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom, with 60 MW of capacity, operated by Root Power Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hyndburn (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Knuzden Moss Farm, Stanhill Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3RE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 28 Oct 2025 (permit 11/24/0389, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hyndburn Borough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Sept 2024 (reference 11/24/0389, planning authority Hyndburn Borough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Oct 2025 (granted, reference 11/24/0389, planning authority Hyndburn Borough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Oct 2025 (appeal granted, reference 11/24/0389, planning authority Hyndburn Borough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Apr 2025 (refused, reference 11/24/0389, planning authority Hyndburn Borough) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Root Power Limited (Root Power (North) Limited) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 60 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 | 53.7483, -2.4214 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage System is the 379th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 672nd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 60 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 | 379th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 672nd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,661st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 459 substations, 445 grid connections (245 operating, 2,123 MW), 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knuzden BESS 60MW grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Davies Road grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| KAY St | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Blackburn | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Blackburn BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Pets Choice Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 24.2 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| East Irish Sea Transmission Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 26 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 32 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.
- © 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.