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Fideoak Mills
Fideoak Mills is an operational 30 MW battery storage site in Somerset, generating since 1 August 2020. Planning permission was granted on 26 November 2018, 24 months after submission. Operator of record: Kiwi Power (formerly Taunton Battery Storage).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2 December 2016 |
| Permission granted | 26 November 2018 24 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 August 2020 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Tone Catchment
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.
Somerset’s record on battery storage
Somerset has decided 23 battery storage schemes and approved 100%, taking a median of 7.2 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Somerset →
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.2 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 5.5 km |
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How big is Fideoak Mills?
Fideoak Mills has a recorded installed capacity of 30 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 Fideoak Mills?
REPD records the operator as Kiwi Power (formerly Taunton Battery Storage). 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 Fideoak Mills approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2 December 2016. Permission was granted on 26 November 2018, 24 months later. The site became operational on 1 August 2020, 20 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 7152.
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