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Fordstead Ln 180MW BESS

Fordstead Ln 180MW BESS at West Melton / Thorpe Marsh

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: Fordstead Ln 180MW BESS
Site name: Fordstead Ln 180MW BESS
Address: Fordstead Ln, Fordstead Ln, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 1ET
Grid reference: Easting 460316, northing 409613
Licence area: Yorkshire (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: West Melton / Thorpe Marsh
Bulk supply point: Doncaster B/Thorpe Marsh
Primary substation: Fordstead Lane 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): 180 MW registered
Registered capacity: 180 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 180 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: Not stated
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 27 Jan 2023
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: 10 Feb 2023
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 West Melton / Thorpe Marsh

GSP view

48 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 1.3 GW: 0.3 GW connected, 1 GW accepted to connect.

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South Road Mixed TechSouth Road Mixed Tech, Solar, South Road Mixed Tech primaryAccepted89.9 MW
Holme Wood Lane Solar and BESSNew Holme Wood Lane Solar and BESS, Solar, New Holme Wood Lane Solar & BESS primaryAccepted84 MW
Hooton Pagnell HybridHooton Pagnell Hybrid, Storage, Hooton Pagnell Hybrid primaryAccepted62.5 MW
NEL Cutts BESSNEL Cutts BESS, Storage, Nel Cutts BESS Direct primaryAccepted50 MW
Tween Bridge Wind FarmTween Bridge Wind Farm, Wind, Tween Bridge Windfarm primaryConnected44 MW
Bawtry Solar FarmBawtry Solar Farm, Solar, Bawtry Solar primaryAccepted40 MW

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