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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Sutton Courtenay

Sutton Courtenay is a 150 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Didcot 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by RWE Generation UK Plc.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (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-004276
Customer
RWE Generation UK Plc
Technology
Demand, Energy Storage System
Total capacity
150 MW
Change in this agreement
+150 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2037
Connection site
Didcot 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Didcot 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