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Birtley BESS

Birtley BESS at Stella South

Northern Powergrid Embedded Capacity Register 1MW and Over, July 2026 edition

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

Target energisation date
Not published by Northern Powergrid
Status
Accepted to connect
Customer
Birtley BESS
Site name
Birtley BESS
Address
Northeast Concrete, Longshank Lane, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, DH3 1JG
Grid reference
Easting 426450, northing 556773
Licence area
North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point
Stella South
Bulk supply point
Ravensworth
Primary substation
Birtley BESS
Connection voltage
66 kV
Technology group
Storage
Energy source 1
Stored Energy (all stored energy irrespective of the original energy source), Storage - Electrochemical (Batteries): 71 MW registered
Registered capacity
71 MW
Change to maximum export capacity
71 MW
Change to maximum import capacity
70.965 MW
Flexible connection
Yes
In a connection queue
Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted
6 Mar 2024
Date connected
Not stated
Distribution reinforcement reference
Not published by Northern Powergrid
Transmission reinforcement reference
Not published by Northern Powergrid
Export MPAN
Not stated
Import MPAN
Not stated
Last updated
9 Sep 2024
Tracked since
March 2026 edition

Change history

Tracked from the March 2026 edition to the July 2026 edition, across 5 editions.

Changes to its status, capacity, technology or customer, newest first.

  • August 2026 edition
    Not found in this edition by its MPAN, grid reference or name and postcode

No change to its status, capacity, technology or customer.

Also at Stella South

GSP view

30 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition, 1 of them at Birtley BESS, the same primary substation. In all, the sites here total 1.1 GW: 42.4 MW connected, 1.1 GW accepted to connect.

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