Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Balnacraig Battery Storage grid connection
Balnacraig Battery Storage grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, held by Intelligent Land Investments Group.
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.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | BALNACRAIG BATTERY STORAGE grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Alness Grid) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Intelligent Land Investments Group | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Alness GSP (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 20 Sept 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Jul 2025 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.7150, -4.2802 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Balnacraig Battery Storage grid connection is the 220th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 804th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 220th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 804th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,801st of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Connected
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 143 power plants (36 operating, 933 MW) and 58 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Smithy - Battery Storage | Power plant | 45 MW | Permitted | 0.6 km |
| Alness GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Contullich Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Crosshills Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Strathrory Wind Farm | Power plant | 36 MW | Permitted | 5.9 km |
| Torr Leathann, Ardross - Battery Storage | Power plant | 5 MW | Cancelled | 6.2 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
More from Intelligent Land Investments Group
- Clayfords Energy Storage grid connection49.9 MW
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- Whitehill Energy Storage200 MW · permitted
- Learielaw Farm, Learielaw - Battery Energy Storage100 MW · permitted
- Braidfield Road, Hardgate - Battery Storage Facility100 MW · planned
- Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate - Battery Facility50 MW
- Electricity Sub Station, Strichen - Battery Storage Facility50 MW · permitted
- Bolfornought Farm Battery Storage Facility49.9 MW · planned
Other grid connections in Scotland
- Marram Wind Offshore Wind Farm grid connection3,000 MW
- OWPL Windfarm grid connection2,250 MW
- Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm grid connection2,000 MW
- Machair Offshore Wind Farm grid connection2,000 MW
- Arven Offshore Wind Farm grid connection1,800 MW
- Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm grid connection1,800 MW
- Earba PSH grid connection1,800 MW
- Glen Earrach PSH grid connection1,800 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.