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BATTERY STORAGE · NGETDanks Way BESS
Danks Way BESS is a 99 MW battery storage project under construction or commissioning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Ocker Hill C 132kV GSP, with capacity due from October 2026. The connection agreement is held by Ocker Hill BESS Limited.
Project stageUnder construction
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (current stage)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2026 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Connection details
- NESO project number
- PRO-006863
- Customer
- Ocker Hill BESS Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 99 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +99 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2026
- Connection site
- Ocker Hill C 132kV GSP
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- Connection type
- Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
- NESO project status
- Under Construction/Commissioning
Connection site
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
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