Power plant · East Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell - Battery Energy Storage System
Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell - Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled power plant in East Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, with 90 MW of capacity, operated by Grenergy Renewables UK Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Cambridgeshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Sw/O Hightown Drove, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0HD | 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 | 10 Jul 2025 (reference 25/00639/FUM, planning authority East Cambridgeshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Mar 2026 (refused, reference 25/00639/FUM, planning authority East Cambridgeshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Grenergy Renewables UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 90 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 | 52.2732, 0.3308 | 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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Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell - Battery Energy Storage System is the 100th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 172nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 90 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 | 100th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.13% |
| United Kingdom | 172nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,290th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 46 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.
- 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.