Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Balgersho PV grid connection

Balgersho PV grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 9.9 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBALGERSHO PV grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Coupar Angus Grid)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 Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity9.9 MWSSEN 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 ElectricSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date6 Oct 2022SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date31 Oct 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
Coordinates56.5273, -3.2856SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Balgersho PV grid connection is the 690th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,154th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9.9 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
Scotland690th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,154th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,049th 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: 271 power plants (66 operating, 1,046 MW) and 74 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick - Battery Storage & Solar FarmPower plant20.5 MWPermitted0.9 km
Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick - Battery Storage & Solar FarmPower plant16 MWPermitted0.9 km
Stirling Battery and Solar Energy ParkPower plant60 MWPermitted0.9 km
Coupar Angus PrimarySubstation——1.4 km
Coupar Angus GSPSubstation——1.4 km
Blairgowrie PrimarySubstation——6.9 km

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