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Manchester Central

MP: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)) England Data to July 2026

Manchester Central has 2.9 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 1,100 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £4.8m across the constituency's 52,288 homes.

Ranks 303 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.

What is stuck, and why

Project and developerTechSizeWhy it is stuck
Medlock Road, Failsworth - Battery Energy StorageRoot Power (North) Limited Battery
30 MW
Approved less than a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
City Football Academy - Solar PanelsManchester City Football Club Solar 400 homes
1.1 MW
Approved a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company

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