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California Hybrid Solar & BESS

California Hybrid Solar & BESS at Norton

Northern Powergrid Embedded Capacity Register 1MW and Over, September 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: California Hybrid Solar & BESS
Site name: California Hybrid Solar & BESS
Address: CALIFORNIA FARM, CARLTON, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, County Durham, TS21 1ED
Grid reference: Easting 439951, northing 521654
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Norton
Bulk supply point: California Farm
Primary substation: California Farm Direct
Connection voltage: 132 kV
Technology group: Storage
Energy source 1: Stored Energy (all stored energy irrespective of the original energy source), Storage - Electrochemical (Batteries): 100 MW registered
Energy source 2: Solar, Photovoltaic: 50 MW registered
Registered capacity: 150 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 150 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: Not stated
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 29 Apr 2020
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 Jun 2026
Tracked since: March 2026 edition

Change history

Tracked since the March 2026 edition, across 7 editions.

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

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

Also at Norton

GSP view

66 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 2 GW: 0.4 GW connected, 1.6 GW accepted to connect.

Mill Lane Solar PVMill Lane Add BESS, Storage, Mill Lane Direct primaryAccepted180 MW
Mill Lane Solar PVMill Lane Solar PV, Solar, Mill Lane Direct primaryAccepted180 MW
Thornley BESSThornley BESS, Storage, Thornley Close Farm Direct primaryAccepted118.5 MW
West House Hybrid PV % BESSWest House Hybrid PV and BESS, Solar, West House PV primaryAccepted100.32 MW
Norton Back LaneNorton Back Lane, Solar, Norton Back Lane Direct primaryAccepted89.89 MW
Hell Hole & Low Middlefield FarmsHell Hole & Low Middlefield Farms, Solar, Hell Hole Farm Direct primaryAccepted80 MW
Land south of Skeeby SubstationSkeeby Ph2, Solar, HESL Solar primaryConnected73.23 MW
Whiley Hill FarmWhiley Hill Farm Hybrid, Solar, Whiley Hill Farm Hybrid Direct primaryAccepted64.296 MW

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