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Renewables & Energy · Battery storage

Matrix 500 MW Eccles BESS

Matrix Renewables’ Eccles battery is a separate Scottish Borders project from Zenobē’s nearby development.[1]

Current position

Matrix closed project financing for its Eccles battery in April 2026. Construction began in November 2025, with commercial operation expected in the third quarter of 2027.

Benefits

  • 500 MW / 1 GWh of storage, designed for two hours of discharge.
Sources
  1. matrixrenewables.com ↗
  2. prnewswire.com ↗