Transmission / Projects / Substation
Thornton 400kV Substation
England and Wales, National Grid Electricity Transmission
4projects in the register
1.8 GWstill to connect
0 MWof that with Gate 2 offers
100 MWconnected now
The queue at this substation
| Project | Customer | Technology | Queued MW | Connection date | Gate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Facility | BALWEN LIMITED | Storage with solar or wind | 830 | 29 Oct 2027 | Not stated | Consents Approved |
| Thornton | IGP SOLAR 19 LIMITED | Storage with solar or wind | 500 | 31 Oct 2031 | Not stated | Scoping |
| Derwent Solar PV Array | ANESCO LIMITED | Solar | 160 | 31 May 2032 | Not stated | Scoping |
| Elmya Melbourne BESS | ELMYA RPC UK MELBOURNE LIMITED | Storage | 300 | 28 Oct 2033 | Gate 1 | Awaiting Consents |
Left the register since January 2021: Zenobe Thornton BESS (330 MW).
Recent changes
- Elmya Melbourne BESSEngland and Wales, StorageStage 1: Marked as Gate 1
- Elmya Melbourne BESSEngland and Wales, StorageStage 2: Marked as Gate 1
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Gate marking removed (was Gate 2)
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: 100 MW now connectedConnected
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Built
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Given a Gate 2 connection offerGate 2
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Connection date moved from 25 Oct 2024 to 24 Sep 2025 (+11 months)+11 mo
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Connection date moved from 23 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2027 (+12 months)+12 mo
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Connection date moved from 27 Oct 2028 to 30 Nov 2028 (+1 month)+1 mo
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 4: Connection date moved from 28 Nov 2031 to 29 Oct 2032 (+11 months)+11 mo
- Elmya Melbourne BESSEngland and Wales, StorageRestructured from 1 stage (300 MW from 28 Oct 2033) to 2 stages (252 MW from 28 Oct 2033, 48 MW from 28 Oct 2039)
- Zenobe Thornton BESSEngland and Wales, StorageLeft the register (330 MW from 30 Oct 2035)330 MW
- Zenobe Thornton BESSEngland and Wales, StorageAdded to the registerNew
- Elmya Melbourne BESSEngland and Wales, StorageCustomer changed from ELMYA ENERGY UK 5 LIMITED to ELMYA RPC UK MELBOURNE LIMITED
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Connection date moved from 30 Jun 2024 to 25 Oct 2024 (+4 months)+4 mo
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 (8 days earlier)
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 2: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Consents Approved
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Connection date moved from 1 Jul 2028 to 27 Oct 2028 (+4 months)+4 mo
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 3: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Consents Approved
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windNew stage added (530 MW from 28 Nov 2031)
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windStage 1: Status changed from Awaiting Consents to Under Construction/Commissioning
- Elmya Melbourne BESSEngland and Wales, StorageAdded to the registerNew
- Derwent Solar PV ArrayEngland and Wales, SolarAdded to the registerNew
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windRenamed from Thornton New Connection
- ThorntonEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windAdded to the registerNew
- Thornton FacilityEngland and Wales, Storage with solar or windAdded to the registerNew
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