If consented, Statera’s Culham BESS is scheduled to connect to the Culham substation in 2027, when National Grid will extend it as part of a wider upgrade to electrical infrastructure at Culham Campus.

The proposal would provide Culham Campus with an advanced connection to the grid, providing greater power security, resilience and stability, supporting UKAEA’s intention of making the campus a world-leading fusion facility.

It will mean development of 26% of the site (seven hectares out of 26.8). The proposal also sets aside 16 hectares to re-establish a registered park and garden with new woodland and grassland habitats, providing a 50% uplift in biodiversity.

A tree belt north of the site will be restored using 170 new native trees, re-establishing parts of the Nuneham Courtenay Park and Garden.

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