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The 600MW Stable Green BESS, approved at the very end of July. Image: Lightrock Power.
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UK councils approve 5GW/10GWh of BESS in July

August 6, 2025
The UK had its busiest month of the year so far in July for large-scale BESS project planning consents, with over 5GW/10GWh approved.
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UK approaches 10GWh of operational grid-scale BESS

July 2, 2025
There is now 9.8GWh of large-scale BESS online in the UK, according to the latest data from Solar Media Market Research’s ‘Battery Storage: UK Pipeline & Completed Assets Database’ report.
A site layout of Innova Energy's Forest Road BESS, one of those approved during the month. Image: Innova.
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UK approves 6GWh of BESS in May: Highest monthly total this year

June 4, 2025
A pinch under 6GWh of grid-scale BESS was approved for construction in the UK last month, bringing the total with planning consent to nearly 130GWh.
The Native River BESS, the only large-scale project that came online in the UK in April. Image: Ethical Power / Varco Energy.
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UK reaches over 120GWh of approved grid-scale battery storage projects

May 7, 2025
The pipeline of grid-scale BESS projects with planning approval in the UK has now reached 58,270MW/121,645MWh in capacity.
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Over 3GWh of BESS approved in UK in March

April 3, 2025
The UK saw 1,590MW/3,179MWh of grid-scale BESS projects approved last month, bringing the total approved projects to around 55.4GW/117GWh.
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Blackhillock brings UK BESS capacity to 8.9GWh

March 4, 2025
The UK now has nearly 9GWh of grid-scale BESS online, with more than double that figure under construction.
The 300MW/600MWh Blackhillock BESS, one of the largest under construction in the UK. Image: Zenobe Energy.
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UK reaches 6GW/8GWh of operational BESS; nearly 20GWh under construction

February 3, 2025
Although last year saw a dip in installations and projects submitted for planning, the BESS market in the UK continues to steam ahead with over 8GWh online and nearly 20GWh being built.

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