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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Braybrooke

Braybrooke is a 600 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Market Harborough 400kV Substation, with capacity due from July 2032. The connection agreement is held by Sse De Solar Holdco Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Jul 2032 (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-003429
Customer
Sse De Solar Holdco Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
600 MW
Change in this agreement
+600 MW
Capacity effective from
31 July 2032
Connection site
Market Harborough 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 place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Market Harborough Β· Grid map

Other projects at Market Harborough 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