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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Westfield BESS

Westfield BESS is a 350 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Westfield 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by Brockwell Energy Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2031 (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-004210
Customer
Brockwell Energy Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
350 MW
Change in this agreement
+350 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2031
Connection site
Westfield 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

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

Projects connecting near Westfield Β· 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