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BATTERY STORAGE · NGETElmya Melbourne BESS
Elmya Melbourne BESS is a 300 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Thornton 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2039. The connection agreement is held by Elmya Rpc UK Melbourne Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2039 (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-002424-2
- Customer
- Elmya Rpc UK Melbourne Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 300 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +48 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 28 October 2039
- Connection site
- Thornton 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 connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Thornton 400kV Substation
- Thornton FacilitySolar + storage · 930 MW · Consents Approved
- ThorntonSolar + storage · 500 MW · Scoping
- Thornton FacilitySolar + storage · 400 MW · Consents Approved
- Elmya Melbourne BESSBattery storage · 252 MW · Awaiting Consents
- Thornton FacilitySolar + storage · 200 MW · Consents Approved
- Derwent Solar PV ArraySolar · 160 MW · Scoping
- Thornton FacilitySolar + storage · 100 MW · Built
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