The 49MW project is scheduled to start operating in the winter of 2018 following 20 months of construction.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be in a position to start breathing life back into the old Roosecote site,” said merchant power director for Centrica’s distributed energy and power business Mark Futyan.
“This is a great opportunity for the region to be at the forefront of a new era for the energy industry as we bring in the very best in terms of state-of-the-art battery technology to help ensure stability of supply for local homes and businesses.”
The final investment decision was made in December after the project secured a 15-year agreement in the latest four-year-ahead (T-4) capacity market auction, which saw 500MW of batteries win contracts.
This story first appeared on Network’s sister publication Utility Week.
