AES Kilroot Station Battery Storage Array (10 MW)
AES Kilroot Station Battery Storage Array is a 10 MW battery storage project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 January 2016; the record was last updated on 12 December 2018.
10 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
12 December 2018record last updated
Mid and East Antrimcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 December 2018
- Operator or applicant
- AES Kilroot Power (AES KPL)
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Carrickfergus
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- REPD reference
- 6845
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Dobbs Estate | solar farm | 21.8 | abandoned | 2.2 |
| Red Brae | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.8 |
| Carn Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 9.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.7244, -5.7672).