Power plant · York, England, United Kingdom
Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick - Energy Storage Facility
Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick - Energy Storage Facility is a permitted power plant in York, England, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, operated by Monets Garden Battery Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | York (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The National Grid Substation, Osbaldwick Link Road, Osbaldwick, York, YO10 3NT | 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 | 28 Mar 2025 (permit 24/01851/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Oct 2024 (ref. 24/01851/FULM, York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Mar 2025 (granted, ref. 24/01851/FULM, York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Monets Garden Battery Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 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 | 53.9603, -1.0322 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick - Energy Storage Facility is the 422nd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 755th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 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 | 422nd of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 755th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,832nd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 350 grid connections (168 operating, 1,988 MW), 228 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 105.1 MW grid connection at Murton Way BESS Direct | Grid connection | 105 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Osbaldwick | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Hull Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| York University 10MVA Demand 2MW CHP grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| York University | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Melrosegate | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 17 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 44 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.
- 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.