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Ratcliffe on Soar

Ratcliffe on Soar is a 200 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Derbyshire Connection Node F 132KV, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Starlight Energy SPV 4 Limited.

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-003224
Customer
Starlight Energy SPV 4 Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
200 MW
Change in this agreement
+200 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2037
Connection site
Derbyshire Connection Node F 132KV
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 Derbyshire Connection Node F · Grid map

Other projects at Derbyshire Connection Node F 132KV

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