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Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility
Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility is a 120 MW battery storage site under construction in Newport. Planning permission was granted on 11 January 2024, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: AW1 Energy Storage Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 October 2023 |
| Permission granted | 11 January 2024 3 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 0.7 km |
Biomass (co-firing) · Operational | 18 | 0.9 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 230 | 0.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 1.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 9 | 1.8 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 2.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 2.4 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 2.6 km |
How big is Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility?
Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility has a recorded installed capacity of 120 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, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility?
REPD records the operator as AW1 Energy Storage 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 Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage Facility approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 October 2023. Permission was granted on 11 January 2024, 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 15263.
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