Green power firm to develop 'game-changer' renewable energy projects in North East
Battery energy storage operator Root-Power has secured a milestone infrastructure agreement with the National Grid, enabling it to develop two new renewable energy projects in the North East over the next five years.
The Grid Offer Notifications (GONs) agreed with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) are a key step towards the government implementing its Clean Power 2030 (CP2030) reforms, and will enable Root-Power to build and connect 13 BESS storage facilities in the UK to the National Grid.
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The BESS projects in Offerton in Sunderland and Toronto near Bishop Auckland will have a combined 88-megawatt capacity and safeguard the needs of thousands of business and residential energy users during peak demand. In addition, they will reduce price volatility and prevent blackouts.
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Neil Brooks, managing director at Root-Power said: "Securing these grid agreements is a game-changer for us as a business as we look to operate at scale and build a portfolio of BESS facilities that supplies over 1.7GW of power to communities by 2031.
“Without them, each of our sites in the North East simply cannot operate or go into construction, regardless of planning permission. Each project that we can now progress will greatly benefit the wider economy and help the UK to transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy system as part of the government's CP2030 reforms over the next five years."