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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Lister Drive Shaw

Lister Drive Shaw is a 57 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Lister Drive 275kV Substation, with capacity due from September 2026. The connection agreement is held by Carnegie (BES) Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Sep 2026 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Scoping and awaiting consents are both shown as planning. A connection agreement does not mean the project will be built: many queue projects never reach construction.

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-001342
Customer
Carnegie (BES) Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
57 MW
Change in this agreement
+57 MW
Capacity effective from
1 September 2026
Connection site
Lister Drive 275kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Lister Drive · Grid map

Other projects at Lister Drive 275kV Substation

Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem