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Battery storage · United Kingdom

Hood Barton

Awaiting Construction99 MWChecked 5 November 2026

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Hood Barton is a 99 MW battery storage site 5.4 km north-west of Totnes, United Kingdom. Its status in the public dataset is awaiting Construction. There are 21 other energy sites within 10 km, 8 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-0249, Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, 36 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-02492026Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter36 kmSignificant
EIR-00582025Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire188 kmSignificant
EIR-01092025Fire in single battery unit at Thurrock BESS under construction313 kmSignificant
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Technology
Battery storage (Battery)
Capacity
99 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Capacity Market unit, delivery year 2029)
Operator
ROOT-POWER (SOUTH) LIMITED
Location
TQ9 6AB, United Kingdom

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Hood Barton had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 7 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Hood Barton; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.
What is the status of Hood Barton?
Awaiting Construction, in the public dataset.
Where is Hood Barton?
5.4 km north-west of Totnes, United Kingdom (postcode TQ9 6AB).

The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).