Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rusholme Grange
Rusholme Grange is a power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Harmony Energy Storage.
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 | North Yorkshire (planning authority), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rusholme Grange, Rusholme Lane, Drax, Selby, YO8 8PW | 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 | 2024 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 3 Sept 2021 (permit 2021/0601/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 May 2021 (ref. 2021/0601/FUL, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Sept 2021 (granted, ref. 2021/0601/FUL, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Harmony Energy Storage | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 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 | 53.7320, -0.9342 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rusholme Grange is the 305th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% 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 | 305th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,251st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 2021/0601/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 478 grid connections (221 operating, 2,676 MW), 297 substations and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 35 MW grid connection at Rusholme Windfarm | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Wind 23.75 MW grid connection at Rusholme Windfarm | Grid connection | 23.8 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Battery storage 99.9 MW grid connection at Church Dike Lane BESS Direct | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Drax | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Camblesforth | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Drax Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 35 km |
Operator and place
More from Harmony Energy Storage
- Flushing, Longside - Battery Energy Storage System400 MW · planned
- Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility200 MW · permitted
- Moat Lane, Wickersley - Battery Storage Facility100 MW · permitted
- Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility49.5 MW
- Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility49.5 MW
- Station Road49.5 MW
- Pillswood Phase 149.5 MW
- Tollgate Farm Battery Storage49.5 MW · under construction
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- 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
- 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.