Swansea Greener Grid Park Extension

Welcome to our dedicated website for our proposals to extend our Swansea Greener Grid Park on land to the west of Rhydypandy Road, Morriston.

This website will be kept updated over the development period to keep you informed and to hear your views.

About Swansea Greener Grid Park Extension

Our current Greener Grid Park is under construction, building large electrical machines with flywheels (called synchronous compensators) which can replace the function of the spinning turbines of a traditional power station without emitting any carbon dioxide. Read more about our consented development (opens construction project website).

We are now proposing an extension to our Greener Grid Park which will use a different technology, Battery Energy Storage Systems, that also work to provide grid stability.

Why do we need Greener Grid Parks?

Greener Grid Parks are a collection of buildings and zero carbon technology which stabilise the grid, allowing more renewable energy to be transmitted through the network. They are not a wind or solar farm, the buildings resemble agricultural barns, storage units or shipping containers.

When renewable energy cannot meet the energy demand on the grid, the country has had to pause the renewable supply and switch on fossil fuel power which is costly for both consumers and the environment.

The proposals for expansion will use Battery Energy Storage Systems to provide grid stability. Batteries capture and store energy for future use. They increase the amount of renewable energy consumers can use by storing and releasing it when demand is high.

Find out more about our Greener Grid Parks.

Project timeline

Stage 1: Site Selection

Extensive research to identify suitable sites.

No public engagement is carried out during this time because the site may not pass the criteria required for being suitable for development.
Stage 2: Pre-Planning

We request the view of Swansea Council on the level of study required.

We contact local elected representatives and consultees.
Stage 3: Submit Planning Application, and Await Decision

An application is submitted to the Swansea Council, accompanied by a comprehensive Planning Report and Environmental Assessments showing the results of all studies undertaken.
Stage 4: Construction

If the project is approved, construction typically takes 18 months.

Planning conditions are used to manage elements of construction.
Stage 5: Operation

The project is managed by a regionally based maintenance team, and operations are controlled by detailed planning conditions.

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