Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPTBendsmoor BESS
Bendsmoor BESS is a 500 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Bendsmoor BESS 400Kv Substation, with capacity due from June 2032. The connection agreement is held by Apatura Battery Ltd.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Jun 2032 (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-003582
- Customer
- Apatura Battery Ltd
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 500 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +500 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 June 2032
- Connection site
- Bendsmoor BESS 400Kv Substation
- Transmission owner
- SP Transmission (south Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
- Connections reform gate
- Gate 1
Connection site
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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