Ray Battery Storage Facility (20 MW)
Ray Battery Storage Facility is a 20 MW battery storage project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2022; the record was last updated on 27 March 2023.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
27 March 2023record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall Wind Power
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 17/01923/RENE
- Address (REPD)
- Ray Wind Farm, Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 229 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6943
Recorded together with Ray Wind Farm (54.4 MW wind farm, operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steadings Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | refused | 4.5 |
| Green Rigg | wind farm | 36 | operational | 4.8 |
| Kirkharle Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 6.8 |
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 (55.1656, -2.078).