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Battery storage · United Kingdom

Stockport BESS

Awaiting Construction54.3 MWChecked 5 November 2026

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Stockport BESS is a 54.3 MW battery storage site in Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom. Its status in the public dataset is awaiting Construction. There are 77 other energy sites within 10 km, 22 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.

CONRAD ENERGY (DEVELOPMENTS) II LIMITED (12886485), active, since 2020. 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-0638, Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool, 49 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-06382020Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool49 kmMajor
EIR-05842026Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells76 kmSignificant
EIR-00582025Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire186 kmSignificant
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Technology
Battery storage (Battery)
Capacity
54.3 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Capacity Market unit, delivery year 2027)
Operator
CONRAD ENERGY (DEVELOPMENTS) II LIMITED
Location
SK8 5QY, United Kingdom

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Stockport BESS had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 7 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Stockport BESS; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.
What is the status of Stockport BESS?
Awaiting Construction, in the public dataset.
Where is Stockport BESS?
In Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom (postcode SK8 5QY).

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