Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

60MW PV/Wind/BESS grid connection

60MW PV/Wind/BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 180 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the source60MW PV/WIND/BESS grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Kintore Supergrid)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toKintore GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity180 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorScottish Hydro ElectricSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date18 Dec 2024SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date28 Feb 2029 (target energisation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates57.2132, -2.3814SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

60MW PV/Wind/BESS grid connection is the 51st-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 332nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 180 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.

WithinRankTotalShare
Scotland51st of 1,19288,894 MW0.2%
United Kingdom332nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data2,239th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Entered the connection queue
  2. Due to connect

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 229 power plants (76 operating, 2,055 MW), 82 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant49.9 MWPermitted0.4 km
Kintore GSPSubstation——0.6 km
Kintore Substation, Leylodge - Battery Energy StoragePower plant49.9 MWPermitted1.0 km
Womblehill Farm, Kintore - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant200 MWPlanned1.4 km
Torryburn PrimarySubstation——2.9 km
Kemnay PrimarySubstation——5.0 km
BrightsolidData center——15 km

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