Thurrock Storage, with a total capacity of 600 megawatt hours, can supply power to approximately 680,000 homes. It helps balance supply and demand by absorbing excess clean electricity and releasing it instantly when needed by the grid. To support this, the National Grid said it upgraded the Tilbury substation by installing new protection and control systems, ensuring the regional network can handle the battery’s substantial additional load safely.
National Grid, an energy transmission and distribution company, has unveiled its investment plan for the 2024-29 period, earmarking £60 billion (close to $76.5 billion) for energy projects that will step up its decarbonization game and propel the energy transition momentum forward on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing the United States (U.S.) and Western Europe. The biggest slice of this multibillion-dollar investment pie is expected to be spent in the U.S. and the UK.