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Eccles II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System
Eccles II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System is a 500 MW battery storage site under construction in Scotland. Planning permission was granted on 16 December 2024, 20 months after submission. Operator of record: Intergen.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 May 2023 |
| Permission granted | 16 December 2024 20 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 400 | 1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 50 | 1.3 km |
How big is Eccles II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System?
Eccles II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System has a recorded installed capacity of 500 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 II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System?
REPD records the operator as Intergen. 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 II Substation - Battery Energy Storage System approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 May 2023. Permission was granted on 16 December 2024, 20 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 14058.
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