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SOLAR + STORAGE · NGETHawthorn Pit Green Energy Centre
Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Centre is a 1.0 GW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Hawthorn Pit 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Hawthorn Pit Ng Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2032 (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-002282
- Customer
- Hawthorn Pit Ng Limited
- Technology
- Demand, Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
- Total capacity
- 1.0 GW
- Change in this agreement
- +1.0 GW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2032
- Connection site
- Hawthorn Pit 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Awaiting Consents
Connection site
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Hawthorn Pit 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