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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Laleham BESS

Laleham BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Slough East 132kV Substation, with capacity due from April 2038. The connection agreement is held by Acorn Power Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 2038 (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-004277
Customer
Acorn Power Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
200 MW
Change in this agreement
+200 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2038
Connection site
Slough East 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Slough East 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