Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Balgowan Solar & BESS grid connection

Balgowan Solar & BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 99.8 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBALGOWAN SOLAR & BESS grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Burghmuir)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 toBurghmuir GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity99.8 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 Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date13 May 2024SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date31 Oct 2033 (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
Coordinates56.3854, -3.6374SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Balgowan Solar & BESS grid connection is the 69th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 465th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 99.8 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
Scotland69th of 1,19288,894 MW0.11%
United Kingdom465th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,331st 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: 284 power plants (72 operating, 1,102 MW) and 68 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Parks of Kellour Wind FarmPower plant12 MWCancelled3.6 km
Dupplin Solar - Solar ArrayPower plant97.5 MWPlanned5.5 km
Kinnon Park Farm, Methven - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePower plant49.9 MWCancelled6.5 km
Forteviot PrimarySubstation——7.2 km
Burghmuir PrimarySubstation——9.3 km
Burghmuir GSPSubstation——9.3 km

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