Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Battery storage 9.999 MW grid connection at Lunanhead Grid

Battery storage 9.999 MW grid connection at Lunanhead Grid is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBattery storage 9.999 MW grid connection at LUNANHEAD GRIDSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Lunanhead Grid)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toLunanhead Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toOrchardbank Industrial Estate (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.26 km away)Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity10 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
Grid operatorScottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates56.6392, -2.9133SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

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  1. Permit expired: Orchardbank Industrial Estate
  2. Permit granted: Orchardbank Industrial Estate (planning authority Angus, reference 17/00848/FULL)
  3. Permit applied for: Orchardbank Industrial Estate (planning authority Angus, reference 17/00848/FULL)

How it compares

Battery storage 9.999 MW grid connection at Lunanhead Grid is the 686th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,147th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 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
Scotland686th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,147th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,027th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 202 power plants (42 operating, 560 MW) and 72 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Orchardbank Industrial EstatePower plant10 MWCancelled0.3 km
Newfordpark House, Glamis Road - Solar PanelsPower plant6.68 MWPermitted0.5 km
Lochside PrimarySubstation——1.2 km
Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram - Battery StoragePower plant10 MWUnder construction2.3 km
Lunanhead GSPSubstation——3.4 km
Lunanhead PrimarySubstation——3.4 km

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