Power plant · Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom
Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility
Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility is a power plant in Basingstoke and Deane, England, United Kingdom, with 100 MW of capacity, operated by Penso Power.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Basingstoke and Deane (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | OS Ref 464762 159811 Minchens Lane Bramley, RG26 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2025 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Oct 2021 (permit 21/00349/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Jan 2023 (permit 21/00349/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jan 2021 (reference 21/00349/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Oct 2021 (granted, reference 21/00349/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jan 2023 (appeal granted, reference 21/00349/FUL, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Penso Power (Penso Power (BW ESS)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 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 | 51.3318, -1.0639 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 21/00349/FUL)
- Permit granted (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 21/00349/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Basingstoke and Deane, reference 21/00349/FUL)
How it compares
Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility is the 75th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 134th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 100 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 75th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 134th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,245th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 243 substations, 206 grid connections (104 operating, 1,076 MW), 82 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Bramley (Ames-That) GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Bramley (Basi) GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Withy Place grid connection | Grid connection | 51.8 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Land Situated North West grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| Bramley Green Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Redcentric Reading | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Asanti - Reading | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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- Hilfield Lane, Aldenham - Battery Energy Storage170 MW · permitted
- National Grid Substation - Battery Energy Storage System100 MW · permitted
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- 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
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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