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West Boldon BESS Farm

West Boldon BESS Farm at West Boldon

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: West Boldon BESS Farm
Site name: West Boldon BESS Farm
Address: West Boldon BESS Farm, WEST BOLDON, WEST BOLDON, Tyne and Wear, NE36 0BA
Grid reference: Easting 433820, northing 560142
Licence area: North East (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: West Boldon
Bulk supply point: West Boldon Farm BESS
Primary substation: West Boldon Farm BESS Direct
Connection voltage: 66 kV
Technology group: Storage
Energy source 1: Stored Energy (all stored energy irrespective of the original energy source), Storage - Electrochemical (Batteries): 175 MW registered
Registered capacity: 175 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 175 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: 0 MW
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 22 Aug 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: 10 Oct 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 West Boldon

GSP view

14 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 330 MW: 30 MW connected, 300 MW accepted to connect.

West Boldon (Triangular Field) BESSWest Boldon (Triangular Field) BESS, Storage, West Boldon BESS primaryAccepted63 MW
Academy of Light PVAcademy of Light PV, Solar, Academy of Light PV primaryAccepted31 MW
Hylton Plantation CancelledHylton Plantation, Solar, Nissan primaryAccepted13.8 MW
Gateshead Energy CentreGateshead Energy Centre, Storage, Gateshead East primaryConnected6.555 MW
Nissan Car PlantNissan Generation (Wind Turbines), Wind, Nissan primaryConnected6 MW
Park Lane EV ChargerPark Lane EV Charger, Storage, Gateshead East primaryAccepted6 MW
Sunderland, Deptford Terrace, Sunderland Generation 1Sunderland, Deptford Terrace, Sunderland Generation 1, Gas and other fossil, Sunderland T1 T2 primaryConnected6 MW
Nissan Car PlantNissan Generation (Solar Panels), Solar, Nissan primaryConnected5 MW

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