Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPTSmeaton BESS
Smeaton BESS is a 228 MW battery storage project consented, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Smeaton 400kV, with capacity due from July 2028. The connection agreement is held by Kona Asset 3 Limited.
Project stageConsented
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (current stage)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Jul 2028 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Connection details
- NESO project number
- PRO-002635
- Customer
- Kona Asset 3 Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 228 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +228 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 July 2028
- Connection site
- Smeaton 400kV
- Transmission owner
- SP Transmission (south Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Consents Approved
- Connections reform gate
- Gate 2
Connection site
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
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