RES has been given the go-ahead to build the Spennymoor Energy Storage System, in County Durham after the Council’s planning committee voted to approve the scheme, in line with the case officer’s recommendation.

Spennymoor Energy Storage System is situated on land to the south of the existing electrical substation on Thinford Lane. The new 99.9MW facility will store electricity at times when generation exceeds demand, and release electricity back to the grid network when demand exceeds generation. It will facilitate the deployment of new wind, solar and other renewables which will be central to achieving the Government’s net zero commitments as well as enabling more energy to be generated domestically, improving security of supply.

Spennymoor Energy Storage System has been designed to include planting of new native woodland, species-rich grassland and the creation of a pond, which will provide a plentiful source of food and shelter for a range of fauna species. Invertebrate boxes, hedgehog houses and bat boxes are also proposed with all of these measures leading to a biodiversity net gain of 25%.

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