The Dollymans Battery Storage is a key infrastructure asset in United Kingdom's power generation grid, located on the continent of Europe. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 100 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing storage energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2020, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within United Kingdom, Dollymans Battery Storage occupies the #6 position among all operational storage power plants. Its 100 MW capacity represents a 1.91% share of United Kingdom's total installed storage generating capacity, which currently stands at 5,236 MW. The largest operational storage installation in United Kingdom is the EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel with an output of 400 MW, making the Dollymans Battery Storage approximately 4.0 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0644% of United Kingdom's aggregate generation capacity of 155,300 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of storage power plants (modeled at 30% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 262,800 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in United Kingdom consumes 4 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 65,700 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 0.0000° latitude and 0.0000° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the Bunji Dam (hydroelectric, 7100 MW), the Ashihama nuclear power plant (nuclear, 2700 MW), the Ladyzhyn power plant (coal-fired, 1800 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of United Kingdom.
6 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dollymans Battery Storage is a storage power plant producing approximately 175 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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