Power plant · Bexley, England, United Kingdom
North Cray Road - Battery Energy Storage System
North Cray Road - Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled power plant in Bexley, England, United Kingdom, with 200 MW of capacity, operated by Firstway Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bexley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Manor Farm, North Cray Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HE | 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 | 17 Apr 2025 (reference 25/00833/FULM, planning authority Bexley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Oct 2025 (refused, reference 25/00833/FULM, planning authority Bexley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Firstway Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 200 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 | 51.4211, 0.1371 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
North Cray Road - Battery Energy Storage System is the 54th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 81st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 200 MW is 0.17% 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 | 54th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.28% |
| United Kingdom | 81st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,043rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 101 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 58 substations, 22 grid connections (12 operating, 104 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVH data center, England | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| CustodianDC DA2 | Data center | — | — | 9.1 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 9.2 km |
| Six Degrees Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 19 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 24 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 27 km |
| Goldsmiths Primary | Substation | — | — | 29 km |
| Southfield Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 29 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.