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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

NEL Bluebell

NEL Bluebell is a 240 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Leeds North Connection Node C 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by SFEL Bluebell Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (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-002802
Customer
SFEL Bluebell Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
240 MW
Change in this agreement
+240 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2035
Connection site
Leeds North Connection Node C 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.

Projects connecting near Leeds North Connection Node C · Grid map

Other projects at Leeds North Connection Node C 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