Welcome to our project website. Here you will find information about our proposal for a new battery energy storage system at Mount Road. You can also provide your feedback and comments on the proposals which will be considered carefully by the project team and help to shape the final design.
Public Consultation: 15:00 – 19:00, Wednesday, 26th March 2025
Rhigos Community Hall, 7 Heol Esgyn, Rhigos, Aberdare CF44 9BJ
The UK’s electricity demand is forecast to double by 2050 as we transition away from polluting fossil fuels to clean electric power to help address climate change. The demand is driven by many factors including the growing use of electric cars, the transition away from gas and oil boilers to electric heat pumps and the growing number of UK households.
The UK must also address energy security and become far less reliant on volatile foreign energy markets which have caused the recent spikes in household energy bills.
The proposal represents a form of low carbon development which would facilitate the efficient operation of the electricity grid and maximise the efficiency of renewable energy generation on the network. The development provides for electrical storage in batteries that can be charged when there is surplus capacity on the grid and then deploy the stored power when there is capacity for the grid to accommodate the electrical energy.
The website provides further information on the proposals and the energy context in the UK. Importantly, you can complete our survey and leave your feedback. All of your comments will be carefully considered by the project team and will help to shape the final proposals.
Thank you for your interest in this project and taking the time to look at our website.
Energy Storage: Up to 200MW
Landscape enhancements
Will deliver a range of landscape enhancements to screen the development and achieve a Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on site
Reversible
Project will be fully reversible and will preserve the agricultural function of the land
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