Crossgatehall BESS

Crossgatehall BESS is a 300 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Smeaton 400/275kV, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by De 001 Limited.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-004668
Customer: De 001 Limited
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 300 MW
Change in this agreement: +300 MW
Capacity effective from: 28 October 2033
Connection site: Smeaton 400/275kV
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 Smeaton · 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