Essex: energy planning applications
2 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Essex, 30 MW in all. 0 still in planning.
Battery storage 1 · Solar 1 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK
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Incidents on the register near Essex's applications
26 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Electricity substation fire disrupts power in Hoddesdon High Street
- Fire at Welwyn Garden City Substation causes large smoke plume
- Fire reported on solar-panel roof at Fitzwilliam College auditorium
- Garage fire destroys solar panels in Southgate, with a battery storage fault suspected
- Electrical fault causes solar panel fire in Wickford house
- Mini battery storage system ignites garden shed fire in Wickford, Essex
- Substation fire cuts power to more than 150 homes in Biggleswade
- Garage fire from overheated solar batteries in South Woodham Ferrers
- Fire breaks out at electricity substation near Plaistow primary school
- Substation fire reported to have damaged building at New City Primary School
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Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.