Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Stony Energy Storage Facility
Stony Energy Storage Facility is a power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 79.9 MW of capacity, operated by Gore Street Energy Storage Fund.
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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land to the south west of Stony Stratford Substation, south of Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, MK19 6DZ | 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 | 2023 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 3 Sept 2021 (permit 17/02259/APP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Jul 2017 (reference 17/02259/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Sept 2021 (granted, reference 17/02259/APP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gore Street Energy Storage Fund | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 79.9 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 | 52.0187, -0.8655 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Stony Energy Storage Facility is the 111th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 198th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 79.9 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 | 111th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 198th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,357th 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. 17/02259/APP
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 217 grid connections (25 operating, 219 MW), 55 substations and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potash Farm 30MW grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Potash Farm 50MW grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Pot Ash Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 8.5 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
More from Gore Street Energy Storage Fund
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.