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Transmission / Projects / Substation

Ratcliffe-On-Soar 400kV Substation

England and Wales, National Grid Electricity Transmission

2projects in the register
590 MWstill to connect
0 MWof that with Gate 2 offers
225 MWconnected now

The queue at this substation

ProjectCustomerTechnologyQueued MWConnection dateGateStatus
Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIENSO GREEN HOLDINGS LIMITEDStorage with solar or wind59030 Oct 2033Gate 1Scoping
Ratcliffe on SoarUniper UK LimitedThermal (gas, biomass, waste)0ConnectedNot statedBuilt

Recent changes

  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from C.GEN Killingholme Limited to Uniper UK Limited
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Customer changed from Uniper UK Limited to C.GEN Killingholme Limited
  • Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windMarked as Gate 1
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Storage to Storage, Gas (OCGT)
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Gas (OCGT) to Storage
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)1,796 MW no longer connected
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Capacity changed from −1,796 MW to 0 MW
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection date removed (was 1 Apr 2025)
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)796 MW now connectedConnected
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Capacity changed from 1,225 MW to 225 MW
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Connection date set to 1 Apr 2025
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Demand, Gas (OCGT), Solar, Waste to Gas (OCGT)
  • Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windRestructured from 3 stages (200 MW from 31 Oct 2030, 100 MW from 31 Oct 2031, 100 MW from 31 Oct 2032) to 1 stage (590 MW from 30 Oct 2033). First connection date +36 months+36 mo
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)796 MW no longer connected
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Demand, Solar, Waste to Demand, Gas (OCGT), Solar, Waste
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Technology changed from Coal to Demand, Solar, Waste
  • Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windConnection point changed from Ratcliffe GSP to Ratcliffe-On-Soar 400kV Substation
  • Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windRenamed from Ratcliffe
  • Ratcliffe-on-Soar IIEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windAdded to the registerNew
  • Ratcliffe on SoarEngland and Wales, Thermal (gas, biomass, waste)Substation name updated in the register (from Ratcliffe-On-Soar 400kV to Ratcliffe-On-Soar 400kV Substation)
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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