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Wick Moor Drove

Wick Moor Drove is a 500 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at West Country Connection Node D 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Bsr Applications Limited.

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-004788
Customer
Bsr Applications Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar), Wind Onshore
Total capacity
500 MW
Change in this agreement
+500 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2037
Connection site
West Country Connection Node D 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near West Country Connection Node D · Grid map

Other projects at West Country Connection Node D 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