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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Norton PV and BESS

Darlington Solar 1 Limited at Norton 275kV Substation

Connection date
31 Oct 2027
Gate
Gate 2
Status
Consents Approved
Technology
Storage + Solar
Total capacity
40.9 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
40.9 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001437
In the register since
December 2021

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?

Change history

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

  • 16 Oct 2026 register
    Given a Gate 2 connection offer
  • 4 Aug 2026 register
    Connection point changed from Norton 400kV Substation to Norton 275kV Substation
  • 19 Dec 2025 register
    Connection point changed from Norton 275kV Substation to Norton 400kV Substation
  • 29 Apr 2025 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2027 (+36 months)
  • 31 Jan 2025 register
    Connection point changed from Norton 400kV Substation to Norton 275kV Substation
  • 28 Jul 2023 register
    Customer changed from CS UK HOLDINGS III LIMITED to Darlington Solar 1 Limited
  • 30 Jun 2023 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Jul 2023 to 31 Oct 2024 (+15 months)
  • 30 May 2023 register
    Status changed from Scoping to Consents Approved
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Norton to Norton 400kV Substation)
  • 31 Dec 2021 register
    Added to the register

Also at Norton 275kV Substation

Substation view

1 other project, 97.9 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