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Porch House Farm BESS

Porch House Farm BESS 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: Porch House Farm BESS
Site name: Porch House Farm BESS
Address: Porch House Farm, East Street, Hett, Durham, County Durham, DH6 5LP
Grid reference: Easting 428134, northing 536694
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Spennymoor GSP
Bulk supply point: Porch House Farm BESS
Primary substation: Porch House Farm BESS 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): 118.8 MW registered
Registered capacity: 118.8 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 118.8 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: 94.43 MW
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 4 Jan 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 Feb 2024
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.

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
Fylands Bridge BESSFylands Bridge BESS, Storage, Fylands Bridge BESS primaryAccepted50.7 MW

See all 34

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