Power plant · County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage is a permitted power plant in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, with 38 MW of capacity, operated by Stephenson Mohl Development.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | County Durham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land To The South West Of Morrison Industrial Estate And West Of Lanchester Road Maiden Law, DH9 7XW | 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 | 18 Aug 2021 (permit DM/21/01583/FPA, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 May 2021 (ref. DM/21/01583/FPA, County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Aug 2021 (granted, ref. DM/21/01583/FPA, County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Stephenson Mohl Development | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 38 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 | 54.8499, -1.7292 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage is the 919th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,453rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 38 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 | 919th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,453rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,689th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 275 grid connections (143 operating, 1,908 MW) and 163 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annfield | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Annfield 66/20kV | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Battery storage 54.34 MW grid connection at Greencroft BESS | Grid connection | 54.3 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Solar 4.15 MW grid connection at Annfield 66/20kV | Grid connection | 4.15 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Solar 3.503 MW grid connection at Annfield 66/20kV | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Tanfield | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- 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.