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BATTERY STORAGE · NGETBiggleswade BESS
Biggleswade BESS is a 57 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Biggleswade 400kV Substation, with capacity due from September 2029. The connection agreement is held by Central Bedfordshire Council.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Sep 2029 (not yet reached)
- 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-002165
- Customer
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 57 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +57 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 28 September 2029
- Connection site
- Biggleswade 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
- Connections reform gate
- Gate 1
Connection site
The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Biggleswade 400kV Substation
- BiggleswadeSolar + storage · 1.0 GW · Scoping
- Biggleswade High Impact Green Energy HubSolar + storage · 1.0 GW · Scoping
- Greengage FarmSolar + storage · 500 MW · Scoping
- Noventum - BiggleswadeSolar + storage · 249 MW · Scoping
- Biggleswade BESSBattery storage · 200 MW · Scoping
- Biggleswade PVSolar + storage · 50 MW · Awaiting Consents
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