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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Solomons Farm BESS

Solomons Farm BESS is a 240 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at North Kent Connection Node B 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Solomons BESS Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-003181
Customer
Solomons BESS Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
240 MW
Change in this agreement
+240 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2033
Connection site
North Kent Connection Node B 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

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

Projects connecting near North Kent Connection Node B · 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