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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Bicker Fen 1 Solar

AGR SOLAR 2 LIMITED at Bicker Fen 400kV Substation

Connection date
31 Oct 2026 +13 months since 9 Dec
Gate
Gate 2
Status
Under Construction/Commissioning
Technology
Storage + Solar
Total capacity
57.1 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
57.1 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001034
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

What would CMP470’s commitment fee do to a battery like this? See the use case: Will CMP470’s commitment fee clear the battery queue?

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
10505031 Oct 2026Gate 2Under Construction/Commissioning
207.157.11 Apr 2033Gate 2Consents Approved

Change history

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

  • 27 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Status changed from Consents Approved to Under Construction/Commissioning
  • 27 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Status changed from Scoping to Consents Approved
  • 27 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 20 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Consents Approved
  • 20 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Gate marking removed (was Gate 2)
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Capacity changed from 50 MW to 50 MW
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 26 Sep 2025 to 31 Oct 2026 (+13 months)
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Capacity changed from 7 MW to 7.1 MW
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 1 Apr 2035 to 1 Apr 2033 (−24 months)
  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 27 Jun 2025 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 30 May 2025 to 26 Sep 2025 (+4 months)
  • 27 Jun 2025 register
    Stage 1: Technology changed from Solar to Storage, Solar
  • 27 Jun 2025 register
    Stage 2: Technology changed from Solar to Storage, Solar
  • 31 Oct 2023 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 May 2025 (−4 months)
  • 31 Mar 2023 register
    Restructured from 1 stage (50 MW from 31 Oct 2023) to 2 stages (50 MW from 30 Sep 2025, 7 MW from 1 Apr 2035). First connection date +23 months
  • 29 Jul 2022 register
    Connection point changed from Bicker Fen GSP to Bicker Fen 400kV Substation
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Bicker Fen to Bicker Fen GSP)
  • 25 Feb 2022 register
    Capacity changed from 50 MW to 50 MW
  • 25 Feb 2022 register
    Connection date moved from 1 Jul 2023 to 31 Oct 2023 (+4 months)
  • 26 Feb 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 7 Jan 2023 to 1 Jul 2023 (+6 months)

Also at Bicker Fen 400kV Substation

Substation view

3 other projects, 1.1 GW still to connect at this substation in total. 50 MW is due to connect here before this project’s connection date of 31 Oct 2026.

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