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Cowley Farm 2

Cowley Farm 2 is a 700 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Cowley 400kV Substation, with capacity due from November 2038. The connection agreement is held by Cowley 7 Renewables Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Nov 2038 (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-002738
Customer
Cowley 7 Renewables Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
700 MW
Change in this agreement
+700 MW
Capacity effective from
30 November 2038
Connection site
Cowley 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.

Projects connecting near Cowley Β· Grid map

Other projects at Cowley 400kV 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