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Cowley electricity sub-station
Cowley electricity sub-station is an operational 49.9 MW battery storage site in South Oxfordshire, generating since 22 June 2021. Planning permission was granted on 4 June 2019, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Pivot Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 February 2019 |
| Permission granted | 4 June 2019 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 22 June 2021 25 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — South Oxfordshire
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
South Oxfordshire’s record on battery storage
South Oxfordshire has decided 8 battery storage schemes and approved 75%, taking a median of 8.9 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in South Oxfordshire →
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How big is Cowley electricity sub-station?
Cowley electricity sub-station has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Cowley electricity sub-station?
REPD records the operator as Pivot Power. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Cowley electricity sub-station approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 February 2019. Permission was granted on 4 June 2019, 3 months later. The site became operational on 22 June 2021, 25 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7571.
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