Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

99.56MW PV/BESS grid connection

99.56MW PV/BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 99.6 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationScotland (connects at Coupar Angus)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 toCoupar Angus GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity99.6 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorScottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date11 Aug 2023SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date31 Oct 2031 (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
Coordinates56.6155, -3.2463SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

99.56MW PV/BESS grid connection is the 72nd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 474th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 99.6 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
Scotland72nd of 1,19288,894 MW0.11%
United Kingdom474th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,340th 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: 213 power plants (42 operating, 751 MW) and 76 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
West Pitnacree Farm, Alyth - Solar PanelsPower plant49.9 MWPlanned0.2 km
Alyth PrimarySubstation——0.5 km
DrumdergPower plant36.8 MWOperating1.4 km
Welton of CreuchiesPower plant9.2 MWCancelled3.0 km
Blairgowrie PrimarySubstation——5.8 km
Coupar Angus GSPSubstation——8.7 km

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