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Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage
Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage is a 230 MW battery storage site under construction in Newport. Planning permission was granted on 7 December 2022, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Simec Atlantic Energy Uskmouth Power Station.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 August 2022 |
| Permission granted | 7 December 2022 3 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (co-firing) · Operational | 18 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 0.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 120 | 0.9 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 1.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 9 | 1.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 1.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 2.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 2.5 km |
How big is Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage?
Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 230 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 Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage?
REPD records the operator as Simec Atlantic Energy Uskmouth Power Station. 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 Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 August 2022. Permission was granted on 7 December 2022, 3 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 10936.
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