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Transmission / Projects / Substation

132kV bay at Iron Acton Substation

England and Wales, National Grid Electricity Transmission

1project in the register
20.6 MWstill to connect
20.6 MWof that with Gate 2 offers
99.4 MWconnected now

The queue at this substation

ProjectCustomerTechnologyQueued MWConnection dateGateStatus
Iron ActonIRON ACTON GREEN LIMITEDStorage with solar or wind20.630 Sep 2026 Past dateGate 2Consents Approved

Recent changes

  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Consents Approved
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Given a Gate 2 connection offerGate 2
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Status changed from Scoping to Under Construction/Commissioning
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windConnection point changed from Iron Acton - (South West) GSP to 132kV bay at Iron Acton Substation
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windConnection point changed from Iron Acton 275kV Substation to Iron Acton - (South West) GSP
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windConnection date moved from 30 Sep 2027 to 30 Sep 2026 (−12 months)−12 mo
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windConnected MW moved between stages in the register (99.4 MW connected, unchanged)
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage removed (49.5 MW connected)
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: 49.5 MW now connectedConnected
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Status changed from Scoping to Built
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Capacity changed from 49.9 MW to 49.5 MW
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Connection date moved from 31 Jul 2023 to 30 Sep 2024 (+14 months)+14 mo
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Capacity changed from 20.2 MW to 20.6 MW
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2023 to 30 Sep 2027 (+47 months)+47 mo
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: 49.9 MW now connectedConnected
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Connection date removed (was 31 Jul 2022)
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Status changed from Scoping to Built
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Technology changed from Hybrid to Storage, Solar
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Technology changed from Hybrid to Storage, Solar
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Technology changed from Hybrid to Storage, Solar
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windSubstation name updated in the register (from Iron Acton GSP to Iron Acton 275kV Substation)
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Technology changed from Storage, Solar to Hybrid
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Technology changed from Storage, Solar to Hybrid
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Technology changed from Storage, Solar to Hybrid
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windSubstation name updated in the register (from Iron Acton to Iron Acton GSP)
  • Iron ActonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windRestructured from 1 stage (120 MW from 30 Nov 2021) to 3 stages (49.9 MW from 31 Jul 2022, 49.9 MW from 31 Jul 2023, 20.2 MW from 31 Oct 2023). First connection date +8 months+8 mo
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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