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Northern Powergrid

Embedded Capacity Register 1MW and Over, September 2026 edition

931sites of 1 MW and over
30.1 GWcapacity
5.9 GWconnected (485 sites)
24.2 GWaccepted to connect (446 sites)

Capacity by edition month

Total capacity of sites of 1 MW and over, month by month. Months not covered by Northern Powergrid's own files use its copy of all six registers.

0 GW12.5 GW25 GW37.5 GW50 GWFeb 2024February 2024: 5.1 GW connected, 26.4 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)March 2024: 5.2 GW connected, 26.7 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)April 2024: 4.9 GW connected, 26.9 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)May 2024: 4.6 GW connected, 30.8 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)June 2024: 4.7 GW connected, 29.5 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)July 2024: no edition heldAugust 2024: 5 GW connected, 29.5 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)September 2024: 5.2 GW connected, 28.6 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)October 2024: no edition heldNovember 2024: no edition heldDecember 2024: no edition heldJan 2025January 2025: 5.4 GW connected, 30.1 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)February 2025: 5.5 GW connected, 29.6 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)March 2025: 5.5 GW connected, 29.5 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)April 2025: 5.7 GW connected, 29.1 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)May 2025: 5.7 GW connected, 28.7 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)June 2025: no edition heldJuly 2025: no edition heldAugust 2025: no edition heldSeptember 2025: no edition heldOctober 2025: no edition heldNovember 2025: 5.8 GW connected, 27.9 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)December 2025: no edition heldJan 2026January 2026: 5.7 GW connected, 27.9 GW accepted to connect (National ECR Archive, a secondary source)February 2026: no edition heldMarch 2026: 5.8 GW connected, 27.1 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)April 2026: 5.9 GW connected, 26.4 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)May 2026: 5.8 GW connected, 26.4 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)June 2026: 5.9 GW connected, 26.7 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)July 2026: 5.9 GW connected, 25.8 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)August 2026: 6 GW connected, 25.5 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)September 2026: 5.9 GW connected, 24.2 GW accepted to connect (Northern Powergrid's own edition)

ConnectedAccepted to connectNorthern Powergrid's own editionNational ECR Archive, a secondary sourceNo edition held

The figures, month by month
Edition monthSourceSitesConnectedAccepted to connectTotal
September 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9315.9 GW24.2 GW30.1 GW
August 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9376 GW25.5 GW31.5 GW
July 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9365.9 GW25.8 GW31.7 GW
June 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9455.9 GW26.7 GW32.6 GW
May 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9435.8 GW26.4 GW32.2 GW
April 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9435.9 GW26.4 GW32.3 GW
March 2026Northern Powergrid's own edition9505.8 GW27.1 GW32.9 GW
February 2026No edition held––––
January 2026National ECR Archive, a secondary source9645.7 GW27.9 GW33.6 GW
December 2025No edition held––––
November 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9675.8 GW27.9 GW33.7 GW
October 2025No edition held––––
September 2025No edition held––––
August 2025No edition held––––
July 2025No edition held––––
June 2025No edition held––––
May 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9675.7 GW28.7 GW34.4 GW
April 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9755.7 GW29.1 GW34.8 GW
March 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9825.5 GW29.5 GW35 GW
February 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9895.5 GW29.6 GW35.1 GW
January 2025National ECR Archive, a secondary source9965.4 GW30.1 GW35.5 GW
December 2024No edition held––––
November 2024No edition held––––
October 2024No edition held––––
September 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source9745.2 GW28.6 GW33.8 GW
August 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source1,0075 GW29.5 GW34.5 GW
July 2024No edition held––––
June 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source9754.7 GW29.5 GW34.2 GW
May 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source1,0894.6 GW30.8 GW35.4 GW
April 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source9314.9 GW26.9 GW31.8 GW
March 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source9485.2 GW26.7 GW31.9 GW
February 2024National ECR Archive, a secondary source9365.1 GW26.4 GW31.5 GW

What changed between editions

Changes to sites found in both of two consecutive monthly editions.

August 2026 edition to September 2026 edition 1 change

886 sites matched. 96 sites couldn't be matched between the two editions, because their details changed or they appear in only one.

  • Western School PVYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)Status changed from “accepted to connect” to “connected”
July 2026 edition to August 2026 edition 3 changes

842 sites matched. 189 sites couldn't be matched between the two editions, because their details changed or they appear in only one.

  • Bradford Royal InfirmaryYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)Capacity changed from 5.094 MW to 5.214 MW
  • Land south of Skeeby SubstationNorth East (Northern Powergrid)Status changed from “accepted to connect” to “connected”
  • Pennywell Industrial Estate PVNorth East (Northern Powergrid)Status changed from “accepted to connect” to “connected”
June 2026 edition to July 2026 edition 2 changes

890 sites matched. 101 sites couldn't be matched between the two editions, because their details changed or they appear in only one.

  • Ashcourt Forster Street WindYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)Status changed from “accepted to connect” to “connected”
  • York Road PVYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)Status changed from “accepted to connect” to “connected”

Grid supply points in the September 2026 edition

Each grid supply point the edition names, the largest first, with the capacity of its sites connected and accepted to connect.

Ferrybridge B570.3 GW2.1 GW
Keadby660.6 GW1.8 GW
Norton670.4 GW1.6 GW
Creyke Beck690.6 GW1.3 GW
Grimsby West460.5 GW1.3 GW
Osbaldwick300.1 GW1.4 GW
West Melton / Thorpe Marsh490.3 GW1 GW
Spennymoor GSP350.1 GW1.1 GW
Hawthorn Pit Grid240.1 GW1 GW
Stella South3042.4 MW1.1 GW

Sites in the September 2026 edition

931 sites, 30.1 GW: 5.9 GW connected, 24.2 GW accepted to connect

Site, company and substation names are shown as they appear in the registers, including capitalisation.

Lynemouth Power StationLynemouth Power StationNorth East (Northern Powergrid)Bioenergy and wasteConnected399Blyth 132kV
Elm Tree Solar Wind & BESSElm Tree Solar Wind & BESSYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)StorageAccepted to connect394.6Keadby
Colliery Farm SPV & BESSColliery Farm SPV & BESSNorth East (Northern Powergrid)SolarAccepted to connect320.3Hawthorn Pit Grid
Creyke Beck SolarCreyke Beck SolarYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)SolarAccepted to connect320Creyke Beck
Little Becks Solar, Wind and StorageLittle Becks Solar, Wind and StorageYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)SolarAccepted to connect299.7Grimsby West
Old Hill FarmOld Hill FarmNorth East (Northern Powergrid)StorageAccepted to connect250Lackenby
NEL Suggit BESSNEL Suggit BESSYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)StorageAccepted to connect240Saltend North
NEL Conway2 BESSNEL Conway2 BESSYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)StorageAccepted to connect240Ferrybridge B
Springfield FarmBluebell Battery BankYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)StorageAccepted to connect240Ferrybridge B
Calderdale Wind FarmCalderdale Wind FarmYorkshire (Northern Powergrid)WindAccepted to connect240New Bradford West (Future)

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