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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Kirkby

KIRKBY BATTERY STORAGE LTD at Kirkby 275/33kV Substation

Connection date
31 Oct 2027 +25 months since 9 Dec
Gate
Gate 2
Status
Consents Approved
Planning consent
Granted 30 Apr 2024
Knowsley, reference 23/02008/FUL · Source: REPD
Technology
Storage
Total capacity
57 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
57 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001084
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
1049.949.931 Oct 2027Gate 2Consents Approved
207.15730 Oct 2037Not statedConsents Approved

Change history

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

  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Gate marking removed (was Gate 2)
  • 5 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 1: Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 5 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Status changed from Scoping to Consents Approved
  • 5 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 1 Oct 2026 register
    Connection point changed from Kirkby 275kV Substation to Kirkby 275/33kV Substation
  • 24 Jul 2026 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 30 Sep 2025 to 31 Oct 2027 (+25 months)
  • 29 Aug 2025 register
    Customer changed from HD001KIR LTD to KIRKBY BATTERY STORAGE LTD
  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Stage 1: Technology changed from Gas engines to Storage
  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Stage 2: Technology changed from Gas engines to Storage
  • 29 Sep 2023 register
    Restructured from 1 stage (49.5 MW from 1 Oct 2023) to 2 stages (49.9 MW from 30 Sep 2025, 7.1 MW from 30 Oct 2037). First connection date +24 months
  • 28 Feb 2023 register
    Renamed from Coopers Lane Kirkby
  • 28 Feb 2023 register
    Technology changed from Gas (CCGT) to Gas engines
  • 29 Jul 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Kirkby 275kV to Kirkby 275kV Substation)
  • 29 Oct 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 30 Oct 2022 to 1 Oct 2023 (+11 months)

Also at Kirkby 275/33kV Substation

Substation view

1 other project, 114 MW still to connect at this substation in total. 57 MW is due to connect here before this project’s connection date of 31 Oct 2027.

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.

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Source: NESO

Planning consent

The planning decision or stage for this project, from DESNZ’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), July 2026 edition, with the planning authority and its reference. QueueWatch matched the project to that record. NESO’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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