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South Basildon and East Thurrock

MP: James McMurdock (Independent) England Data to July 2026

South Basildon and East Thurrock has 50 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 18,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.7m across the constituency's 40,534 homes.

Ranks 137 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.

What is stuck, and why

Project and developerTechSizeWhy it is stuck
Gateway Energy Centre - Battery Energy StorageIntergen Limited Battery
450 MW
Approved 4 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
Lower Dunton Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemLJ Construction UK Limited Battery
368 MW
Waiting 1.8 years for a planning decisionWho can move it: Basildon Council
Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery StorageWarley Green Limited Solar 18,000 homes
50 MW
Under constructionWho can move it: the developer

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