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Eccles Battery Energy Storage System
Eccles Battery Energy Storage System is a 400 MW battery storage site under construction in Scotland. Planning permission was granted on 11 August 2023, 11 months after submission. Operator of record: Zenobe Energy Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 September 2022 |
| Permission granted | 11 August 2023 11 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 500 | 1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 50 | 1.4 km |
How big is Eccles Battery Energy Storage System?
Eccles Battery Energy Storage System has a recorded installed capacity of 400 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 Eccles Battery Energy Storage System?
REPD records the operator as Zenobe Energy Limited. 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 Eccles Battery Energy Storage System approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 September 2022. Permission was granted on 11 August 2023, 11 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 11867.
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