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BATTERY STORAGE · NGETGF Thornton Energy BESS
GF Thornton Energy BESS is a 400 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at North Humber Connection Node A 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by Thornton Energy Ltd.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (not yet reached)
- 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-003449
- Customer
- Thornton Energy Ltd
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 400 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +400 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 October 2035
- Connection site
- North Humber Connection Node A 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
This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.
Projects connecting near North Humber Connection Node A · Grid map
Other projects at North Humber Connection Node A 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