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SP Energy Networks lays cable to connect new battery storage site
SP Energy Networks will lay around 5.5km of underground cable to connect a new battery energy storage system site at Longannet to the grid. Work starts 21 September and runs for 26 weeks, with temporary traffic lights in place throughout.
Our readGrid connection works are often the long pole for battery projects, and a 26-week cable programme shows why connection dates slip more often than the batteries themselves.
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