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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Legacy Green Energy Centre

Legacy Green Energy Centre is a 400 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Legacy 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2027. The connection agreement is held by Legacy Green Energy Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2027 (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-001662-1
Customer
Legacy Green Energy Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
400 MW
Change in this agreement
+400 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2027
Connection site
Legacy 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Awaiting Consents
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Legacy · Grid map

Other projects at Legacy 400kV 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