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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Spalding Energy Expansion

SPALDING ENERGY EXPANSION LIMITED at Spalding North 400kV Substation

Connection date
30 Oct 2030
Gate
Not stated
Status
Consents Approved
Technology
Storage + Gas (OCGT)
Total capacity
850 MW
Connected now
300 MW
Still to connect
550 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-000249
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
13000300NoneNot statedBuilt
2055085030 Oct 2030Not statedConsents Approved

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 31 Jan 2023 register
    Stage 1: Technology changed from Gas (CCGT), Storage, Gas (OCGT) to Storage, Gas (OCGT)
  • 31 Jan 2023 register
    Stage 2: Technology changed from Gas (CCGT), Storage, Gas (OCGT) to Storage, Gas (OCGT)
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Spalding North 400kV to Spalding North 400kV Substation)
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Stage 2: Capacity changed from 550 MW to 550 MW
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 30 Sep 2021 to 30 Oct 2030 (+109 months)

Also at Spalding North 400kV Substation

Substation view

1 other project, 550 MW still to connect at this substation in total.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO