Plans for a battery energy storage system in north Cumbria are likely to be given the go-ahead next week.
ESB (Harker) wants to install 184 battery units at Harker Moss, near Carlisle.
The 360mw system, in a 2.55 hectare compound, would be connected to the nearby Harker substation by underground cable.
A battery storage compound consists of batteries that can store energy and are able to release or absorb energy from the power network.
They would help balance out demand on the National Grid.
When there is not enough power, during periods of high demand, batteries are discharged to balance under frequency preventing black and brown outs.
To balance over-frequency, batteries are charged to store electricity which is not required at the time of generation.
Most recently, Harker Moss has been used as a smallholding, with agricultural structures and fencing around the site.
The majority of the remaining site is wet woodland, covered in secondary birchwood, which supports an array of wildlife.
Rockcliffe Parish Council raised no objections to the proposal and when it was advertised there were no verbal or written representations received by Cumberland Council.
Cumberland Council’s planning committee will discuss the proposal next Wednesday, July 9.
