Statera Energy has acquired a Greater Manchester-based 680MW/1360MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) site from Carlton Power. Located on Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park, Carrington Storage is expected to become one of the largest of its kind in Europe once fully energised in 2026. At 680MW, it will be over twice the size of Statera’s forthcoming 300MW Thurrock Storage, and equate to nearly a quarter of the installed energy capacity of the UK operational BESS fleet.
Located close to Carrington Substation and with a grid connection in 2026, once fully energised Carrington Storage will have the ability to deliver instantaneous power to up to 2.2 million homes.
The project, which has already been approved by Trafford Council, is Statera’s largest consented BESS project to date. It will operate alongside long-duration energy storage and other flexible technologies to store excess renewable energy until it is needed, balancing the peaks and troughs of renewable generation. In balancing supply and demand, Carrington Storage will help achieve the Government’s target to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030.
Statera has over 1GW of UK projects operational or in construction, and as of this announcement today has a consented BESS pipeline of 1370MW. With £700 million invested to date and up to £7 billion planned by 2030, it is strengthening UK energy security and supporting the low-carbon transition.
