Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGETCaldwell Road
Caldwell Road is a 249 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Drakelow 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2028. The connection agreement is held by Tagenergy Development UK Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2028 (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-002710
- Customer
- Tagenergy Development UK Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 249 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +249 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 October 2028
- Connection site
- Drakelow 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 Drakelow 400kV Substation
- Drakelow Green Energy CentreSolar + storage Β· 1.0 GW Β· Awaiting Consents
- Greta IIISolar + storage Β· 500 MW Β· Consents Approved
- Drakelow Green Energy CentreSolar + storage Β· 400 MW Β· Awaiting Consents
- Drakelow PV & BESS StationSolar + storage Β· 400 MW Β· Scoping
- Powersite @ DrakelowGas Β· 380 MW Β· Under Construction/Commissioning
- Walton Road Energy ProjectSolar + storage Β· 240 MW Β· Scoping
- Drakelow BESSBattery storage Β· 200 MW Β· Consents Approved
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