Battery storage · United Kingdom
RAYLEIGH 2 SL
Operator ENSO GREEN HOLDINGS LIMITED · Owner Enso Green Holdings Limited
Awaiting Construction47.5 MWData checked 12 November 2026
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RAYLEIGH 2 SL is a 47.5 MW battery storage site on the edge of Wickford, Essex, United Kingdom. Its status in the public dataset is awaiting construction. There are 57 other energy sites within 10 km, 27 of them battery storage sites (hybrid battery and solar sites included). The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites (hybrid battery and solar sites included) in the United Kingdom, and 197 worldwide.
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The company behind this site
ENSO GREEN HOLDINGS LIMITED (12153574), active, since 2019. No outstanding charges on the register. Members see the charges register: each charge, when it was created and the lender it is in favour of.
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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-0109, Fire in single battery unit at Thurrock BESS under construction, 18 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
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| EIR-0109 | 2025 | Fire in single battery unit at Thurrock BESS under construction | 18 km | Significant |
| EIR-0058 | 2025 | Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire | 171 km | Significant |
| EIR-0584 | 2026 | Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells | 201 km | Significant |
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Battery)
- Capacity
- 47.5 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Capacity Market register (EMR Delivery Body)
- Status
- Awaiting Construction (Capacity Market unit, delivery year 2027)
- Operator
- ENSO GREEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Owner
- Enso Green Holdings Limited
- Location
- Essex, SS11 7QH, United Kingdom
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names RAYLEIGH 2 SL. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has RAYLEIGH 2 SL had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 12 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names RAYLEIGH 2 SL; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites (hybrid battery and solar sites included) in the United Kingdom.
- What is the status of RAYLEIGH 2 SL?
- Awaiting Construction, in the public dataset.
- Where is RAYLEIGH 2 SL?
- On the edge of Wickford, Essex, United Kingdom (postcode SS11 7QH).
The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).