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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Copper Nose BESS

Copper Nose BESS is a 150 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Fawley 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2036. The connection agreement is held by Copper Nose Energy Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2036 (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-002356
Customer
Copper Nose Energy Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
150 MW
Change in this agreement
+150 MW
Capacity effective from
24 October 2036
Connection site
Fawley 132kV 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 connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Fawley Β· Grid map

Other projects at Fawley 132kV 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