A 30MW Battery Vitality Storage System (BESS) has been dealt an extra setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in with the ability to connect with the grid. The location at West Sleekburn acquired planning in October 2022 however subsequently had its deliberate connection date delayed till October 2036.
As a part of the grid reforms at present being carried out by the transmission and distribution community operators, NPG had beforehand highlighted the Blyth grid provide level as an space the place accelerated connections could also be doable beneath their Delegated Technical Limits programme.
Nevertheless, regardless of hoping to substantiate an earlier connection date earlier than Christmas, NPG lately delivered a recent blow to the mission outlining that Blyth had been faraway from the programme of accelerated connections on account of technical causes, with no mounted timeline for when it is going to be reconsidered.
Chris Marsh, Chief Govt Officer at Enviromena, stated: “We’re extraordinarily dissatisfied with the newest delay, which has left a key mission and not using a possible connection date regardless of being able to assemble.
“The North East is having fun with a renaissance for clear power because it emerges as a key hub for renewables. The actions of NPG go straight in opposition to the Authorities’s wider agenda to maneuver away from fossil fuels and obtain carbon web zero objectives by 2050 and it’s stifling funding within the space. The delay represents a serious setback.”
He added: “We submitted particulars to Northern Powergrid demonstrating our West Sleekburn mission was prepared for an earlier reference to each planning and land rights in place. The location is able to present much-needed storage amenities for cleaner power and I’d urge Northern Powergrid to re-focus their efforts on resolving the problems at Blyth and kickstarting accelerated connections within the space.
“Now we have seen different community operators throughout the nation speed up connection dates by as a lot as 13 years in current weeks and we hope an analogous decision will be discovered for the Sleekburn mission.”.
The Nationwide Grid estimates the UK will want over 25GW of battery storage, up from 1GW it’s right now, to handle renewable intermittency and enhance the resilience of the electrical energy system.
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