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BATTERY STORAGE · SPT

Rogerton Cottage BESS

Rogerton Cottage BESS is a 55 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at East Kilbride 275/33kV GSP, with capacity due from March 2027. The connection agreement is held by Drax BESS Ek Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Mar 2027 (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-003543
Customer
Drax BESS Ek Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
55 MW
Change in this agreement
+55 MW
Capacity effective from
26 March 2027
Connection site
East Kilbride 275/33kV GSP
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 2

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near East Kilbride · 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