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Venus Park BESS

Venus Park BESS at Tynemouth

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: Venus Park BESS
Site name: Venus Park BESS
Address: Venus Park, Tyne Tunnel Industrial Estate, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, NE29 7SY
Grid reference: Easting 432806, northing 568086
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Tynemouth
Bulk supply point: Flatworth
Primary substation: Venus Park BESS
Connection voltage: 33 kV
Technology group: Storage
Energy source 1: Stored Energy (all stored energy irrespective of the original energy source), Storage - Electrochemical (Batteries): 37.5 MW registered
Registered capacity: 37.5 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 37.5 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: Not stated
Flexible connection: No
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 29 Apr 2022
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: 14 Jun 2022
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 Tynemouth

GSP view

10 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 234 MW: 44 MW connected, 190 MW accepted to connect.

Holywell PVHolywell PV, Solar, Holywell Direct primaryAccepted52.8 MW
Fenwick Pit BESSFenwick Pit BESS, Storage, Fenwick Pit BESS Direct primaryAccepted50 MW
Flatworth BESSFlatworth BESS, Storage, Flatworth BESS primaryAccepted49.9 MW
High Flatworth BESSHigh Flatworth BESS, Storage, High Flatworth BESS primaryConnected17.5 MW
Howdon STW CHPHowdon STW CHP, Gas and other fossil, Howdon primaryConnected6 MW
Chirex, Dudley, CramlingtonChirex, Dudley, Cramlington, Gas and other fossil, Killingworth primaryConnected5.7 MW
Howden Sewage Treatment WorksHowden Sewage Treatment Works, Bioenergy and waste, Howdon primaryConnected5.7 MW
Renal & Oncology DepartmentRenal & Oncology Department, Gas and other fossil, Longbenton primaryConnected5.463 MW

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