Has Checkers had a fire or other incident?

None is on the register as of 5 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Checkers; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.

What is the status of Checkers?

Awaiting Construction, in the public dataset.

3.7 km west of Glasgow, United Kingdom (postcode G51 2JQ).

Battery storage · United Kingdom

Checkers

Awaiting Construction50 MWChecked 5 November 2026

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Checkers is a 50 MW battery storage site 3.7 km west of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Its status in the public dataset is awaiting Construction. There are 60 other energy sites within 10 km, 26 of them battery storage sites. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom, and 193 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 5 comparable battery incidents in the United Kingdom, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0638, Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool, 288 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-0638	2020	Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool	288 km	Major
EIR-0584	2026	Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells	368 km	Significant
EIR-0058	2025	Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire	486 km	Significant
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The site

Technology: Battery storage (Battery)
Capacity: 50 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Capacity Market unit, delivery year 2028, agreement awarded)
Operator: CHECKERS ENERGY LIMITED
Location: G51 2JQ, United Kingdom

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Incidents on the register at this site

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Checkers. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Questions

Has Checkers had a fire or other incident?: None is on the register as of 5 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Checkers; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.
What is the status of Checkers?: Awaiting Construction, in the public dataset.
Where is Checkers?: 3.7 km west of Glasgow, United Kingdom (postcode G51 2JQ).

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