Power plant · Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Worset Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
Worset Lane - Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled battery storage plant in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, with 200 MW of capacity, operated by Clearstone Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hartlepool (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Worset Lane, Hartlepool, TS26 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Jan 2023 (permit H/2022/0263, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Jul 2022 (reference H/2022/0263, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Jan 2023 (granted, reference H/2022/0263, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Clearstone Energy (applicant) | 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 | 54.6865, -1.2097 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Hartlepool, reference H/2022/0263)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Hartlepool, reference H/2022/0263)
How it compares
Worset Lane - Battery Energy Storage System is the 103rd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 151st-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 200 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 103rd of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | 0.15% |
| United Kingdom | 151st of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,883rd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 263 grid connections (132 operating, 1,277 MW), 157 substations and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberton Road | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Hartlepool University Hospital grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Hartlepool University Hospital Phase 2 PV grid connection | Grid connection | 1.49 MW | Planned | 2.2 km |
| Brenda Trading | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Waste 5.1 MW grid connection at Greatham Direct | Grid connection | 5.1 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| Hartmoor | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Data center, Redcar (OSM way 1055031579) | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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