Shaw Lane BESS

Shaw Lane BESS is a 230 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Leeds North Connection Node E 132KV Substation, with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by Shaw Lane BESS Limited.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (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-004439
Customer: Shaw Lane BESS Limited
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 230 MW
Change in this agreement: +230 MW
Capacity effective from: 30 October 2035
Connection site: Leeds North Connection Node E 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

This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.

Projects connecting near Leeds North Connection Node E · 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