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BATTERY STORAGE · NGETLong Stratton BESS
Long Stratton BESS is a 400 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at North Anglia Connection Node A 400kV, with capacity due from October 2034. The connection agreement is held by Field Long Stratton Ltd.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2034 (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-004850
- Customer
- Field Long Stratton Ltd
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 400 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +400 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2034
- Connection site
- North Anglia Connection Node A 400kV
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission 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 North Anglia Connection Node A · Grid map
Other projects at North Anglia Connection Node A 400kV
- Norwich Main BESSSolar + storage · 950 MW · Scoping
- Elmya Gissing BESS & PVSolar + storage · 900 MW · Scoping
- Noventum -Long StrattonSolar + storage · 460 MW · Scoping
- Long Stratton 400Solar + storage · 400 MW · Scoping
- SwainsthorpeSolar + storage · 300 MW · Scoping
- Norwich Main BESSSolar + storage · 250 MW · Scoping
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