Ratcliffe on Soar Farm

Ratcliffe on Soar Farm is a 1.0 GW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Derbyshire Connection Node C 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Kegworth 10 Renewables Ltd.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-003871
Customer: Kegworth 10 Renewables Ltd
Technology: Demand, Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity: 1.0 GW
Change in this agreement: +1.0 GW
Capacity effective from: 30 October 2033
Connection site: Derbyshire Connection Node C 400kV Substation
Transmission owner: National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type: Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status: Scoping

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 C · 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