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Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS)
Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) is an operational 25 MW battery storage site in North Tyneside, generating since 25 May 2018. REPD does not record the planning grant date. Operator of record: Enel (formerly Element Power).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 September 2016 |
| Permission granted | not recorded |
| Operational | 25 May 2018 |
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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.
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.
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How big is Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS)?
Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) has a recorded installed capacity of 25 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 Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS)?
REPD records the operator as Enel (formerly Element 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 Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 September 2016. REPD does not record a grant date. The site became operational on 25 May 2018.
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 6925.
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