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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Weaver Island 150MW BESS

Weaver Island 150MW BESS is a 150 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Elton (Merseyside 132kV Substation), with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Weaver Island BESS Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (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-002714
Customer
Weaver Island BESS Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
150 MW
Change in this agreement
+150 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2037
Connection site
Elton (Merseyside 132kV Substation)
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Elton (Merseyside · Grid map

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