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Market Harborough GEC (Ethos Green)

Market Harborough GEC (Ethos Green) is a 560 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Market Harborough 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Market Harborough Green Energy Centre Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2032 (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-004343
Customer
Market Harborough Green Energy Centre Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
560 MW
Change in this agreement
+560 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2032
Connection site
Market Harborough 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Awaiting Consents
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Market Harborough · Grid map

Other projects at Market Harborough 400kV Substation

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