Spennymoor battery storage

The proposed development site measures approximately 1.2 hectares and lies on a former mine. The land is mostly flat and benefits from some natural screening.

The facility will comprise approximately 28 battery modules housed in containers, along with associated equipment including transformers, a control room and a switch room.

The battery will connect to the Spennymoor National Grid substation, located south of Thinford Lane, via underground cabling, using a preferred route primarily through the public highway verge.

Access to the site will be from the A688 and via an existing access point on Hett Mill Lane.

A 57MW battery facility would store enough electricity to meet the average annual needs of around 20,000 homes and prevent approximately 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year.