World Power Plants

Dorking Battery Energy Storage System6 MW Storage

Storage

Dorking Battery Energy Storage System is a 6 MW storage facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Grid Battery Storage (GBSL). Ranked #20 of 31 storage plants in the United Kingdom, Dorking's 6 MW accounts for 0.67% of the country's total storage capacity of 897 MW. The largest storage plant in the United Kingdom is EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel at 400 MW, making Dorking 66.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Shoreham (420 MW, Gas), Enfield (408 MW, Gas), and Enfield Power Station (408 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km south of London.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Grid Battery Storage (GBSL)
Location
51.2304°, -0.3548°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #54 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Grid Battery Storage (GBSL) operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

399 plants within 100 km, 20,245 MW combined

Nearest plant: Albury Landfill (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.230400, -0.354800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Dorking Battery Energy Storage System is a storage power plant producing approximately 11 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
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