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School Aycliffe Solar Park

School Aycliffe Solar Park 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.

Date connected: 23 Nov 2015
Status: Connected
Customer: School Aycliffe Solar Park
Site name: School Aycliffe Solar Park
Address: School Aycliffe PV Solar Park, School Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6QE
Grid reference: Easting 426058, northing 523762
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Norton
Bulk supply point: Darlington North
Primary substation: Newton Aycliffe South
Connection voltage: 11 kV
Technology group: Solar
Energy source 1: Solar, Photovoltaic: 3.75 MW registered
Registered capacity: 3.75 MW
Maximum export capacity: 3.75 MW
Maximum import capacity: 0.043 MW
Flexible connection: No
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: Not stated
Target energisation date: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Distribution reinforcement reference: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Transmission reinforcement reference: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Export MPAN: 1574000323690
Import MPAN: 1580001430569
Last updated: 3 Dec 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 Norton

GSP view

66 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition, 2 of them at Newton Aycliffe South, the same primary substation. In all, the sites here total 2 GW: 0.4 GW connected, 1.6 GW accepted to connect.

Hydro Polymers33kV Feeder Ineos Hydro Polymers, Gas and other fossil, Newton Aycliffe South primaryConnected4.655 MW
Hydro Polymers11kV Feeder, Ineos Hydro Polymers, Gas and other fossil, Newton Aycliffe South primaryConnected3.653 MW
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
California Hybrid Solar & BESSCalifornia Hybrid Solar & BESS, Storage, California Farm Direct primaryAccepted150 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

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