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Institute Street

Institute Street at Spennymoor GSP

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: Institute Street
Site name: Institute Street
Address: Institute Street PV, Land West of Institute Street, Willington, County Durham, DL15 0SR
Grid reference: Easting 420036, northing 536172
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Spennymoor GSP
Bulk supply point: Spennymoor 132/66kV
Primary substation: Institute Street
Connection voltage: 66 kV
Technology group: Storage
Energy source 1: Stored Energy (all stored energy irrespective of the original energy source), Storage - Electrochemical (Batteries): 20 MW registered
Energy source 2: Solar, Photovoltaic: 20 MW registered
Registered capacity: 40 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 40 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: 19 MW
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 1 Mar 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: 12 Dec 2025
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 Spennymoor GSP

GSP view

34 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 1.2 GW: 0.1 GW connected, 1.1 GW accepted to connect.

Porch House Farm BESSPorch House Farm BESS, Storage, Porch House Farm BESS Direct primaryAccepted118.8 MW
Thinford Storage BESSThinford Storage BESS, Storage, Thinford BESS Direct primaryAccepted104.4 MW
Sikbereen Solar FarmSikbereen Solar Farm, Solar, Sikbereen Solar Direct primaryAccepted104 MW
Bowburn SPV and BESSBowburn SPV and BESS, Solar, Bowburn SPV and BESS primaryAccepted100 MW
The Tavern BESSThe Tavern BESS, Storage, The Tavern BESS Direct primaryAccepted100 MW
North Lane PVNorth Lane PV, Solar, North Lane PV Direct primaryAccepted99.9 MW
Bucks Head HybridBucks Head Hybrid, Solar, Bucks Head Hybrid primaryAccepted62.5 MW
Addison Road Hybrid Solar PV &BESSAddison Road Hybrid Solar PV &BESS, Solar, Addison Road Hybrid primaryAccepted52 MW

See all 34

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