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Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage
Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage is a 43 MW battery storage site under construction in Falkirk. Planning permission was granted on 23 June 2023, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Falkirk Power Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 February 2023 |
| Permission granted | 23 June 2023 4 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Falkirk’s record on battery storage
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How big is Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage?
Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 43 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 Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage?
REPD records the operator as Falkirk Power 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 Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street - Battery Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 February 2023. Permission was granted on 23 June 2023, 4 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 13225.
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