Power plant · Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road - Battery Energy Storage System
Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road - Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted power plant in Swindon, England, United Kingdom, with 66 MW of capacity, operated by Elgin Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Swindon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O A361 Highworth Road, Queenslaine Farm, Highworth, Swindon, SN3 4BZ | 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 | 12 Sept 2025 (permit S/25/0250, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Mar 2025 (reference S/25/0250, planning authority Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Sept 2025 (granted, reference S/25/0250, planning authority Swindon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elgin Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 66 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 | 51.6057, -1.7289 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road - Battery Energy Storage System is the 374th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 651st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 66 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 | 374th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 651st of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,611th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 261 grid connections (117 operating, 1,334 MW), 145 substations and 10 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Swindon | Data center | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Queenlaines Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 68.4 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Melk Corner Corpse Solar - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| Solar 3.5 MW grid connection at Stanton Fitzwarren | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Stanton Fitzwarren Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Stratton Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Stratton (Main) BSP | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 8.3 km |
| AWS Swindon Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 9.4 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.