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Shell Green

United Utilities Renewable Energy at Rainhill

SPEN Embedded Capacity Register >1MW, September 2026 edition

Site, company and substation names are shown as they appear in the registers, including capitalisation.

Date connected
14 Dec 2015
Status
Connected
Customer
United Utilities Renewable Energy
Site name
Shell Green
Address
Astmoor Industrial Estate, Runcorn, Runcorn, Merseyside, WA7 1QH
Grid reference
Easting 353351, northing 386145
Licence area
Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales (SPM)
Grid supply point
Rainhill
Bulk supply point
BOLD G2A / PRESCOT GT1B / WIDNES GT1 / WIDNES GT2
Primary substation
NWW SHELL GREEN T1 / NWW SHELL GREEN T2
Connection voltage
33 kV
Technology group
Solar
Energy source 1
Solar, Photovoltaic: 1.05 MW registered
Energy source 2
Fossil - Gas, Steam-gas turbine (CCGT): 2.5 MW registered
Registered capacity
3.55 MW
Maximum export capacity
3.55 MW
Maximum import capacity
0 MW
Flexible connection
Not stated
In a connection queue
No
Date accepted
Not stated
Target energisation date
Not stated
Distribution reinforcement reference
Not published by SPEN
Transmission reinforcement reference
Not stated
Export MPAN
1300060673692
Import MPAN
1300035356246
Last updated
20 Dec 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 Rainhill

GSP view

26 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 216 MW: 183 MW connected, 33 MW accepted to connect.

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