UK battery storage committed: October 2026
61 cards in October 2026, against 2 in September 2026. The most were in Scotland (15). The largest single step: 680 MW, a company in North West.
- Cards in October 2026
- 61
- megawatts committed
- 6,552
- Regions with activity
- 12
Last updated 6 November 2026. To quote a figure: “CapexRadar, capexradar.uk/battery-storage/2026-10, 6 November 2026”.
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- Scotland15
- Northern Ireland1
- North East2
- North West12
- Yorkshire and the Humber1
- Wales2
- West Midlands5
- East Midlands5
- East of England9
- South West4
- London2
- South East3
By region
| Region | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 15 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | |
| North East | 2 | |
| North West | 12 | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | |
| Wales | 2 | |
| West Midlands | 5 | |
| East Midlands | 5 | |
| East of England | 9 | |
| South West | 4 | |
| London | 2 | |
| South East | 3 |
A region comes from the postcode of the site or centre. Where the record has none, the card is counted as not placed rather than guessed.
By month
- November 202620
- October 202661
- September 20262
A month gets its own page once it holds 5 or more cards.
Companies are named here a month after their card is published; the first in this sector appear on 21 October 2026.
How this page counts
- What is counted
- A storage project that has gained its consent together with a firm connection or delivery date, or that has passed a dated commitment milestone.
- What is left out
- Projects that are only proposed, applications still in planning, and projects whose date has lapsed.
Why it matters to a supplier
- A dated milestone is the point at which transformers, switchgear and main plant are ordered, and some of that equipment takes a year to arrive.
- Megawatts committed by region show where the grid is being reinforced first, and where civils and electrical contractors will be busiest.
- Counting only committed projects avoids the usual trap of storage statistics: pipelines that are mostly wishful thinking.
Questions
How is this different from a list of battery storage projects?
Most lists count every project ever proposed. This page counts only projects that have committed to a date in the last weeks, which is a much smaller and much more useful number.
Do hybrid solar and storage sites count here?
Yes, and on the solar page too. A site that builds both needs both kinds of supplier.
The cards behind these numbers
On Stanfell, every card in this sector carries the figure, the date, the company behind it and a reading for your trade, the day it is published.
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