Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Beinn Thulabaigh Wind grid connection

Beinn Thulabaigh Wind grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBEINN THULABAIGH WIND grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Stornoway 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 toStornoway GSP (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toBeinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine (matched by name+coordinates+technology+capacity, 3.56 km away)Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity6 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWindSSEN 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 date10 Jun 2019SSEN 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
Coordinates58.2181, -6.4210SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.

  1. Permit granted: Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine (planning authority Na h-Eileanan Siar, reference 19/00209/PPW)
  2. Permit applied for: Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine (planning authority Na h-Eileanan Siar, reference 19/00209/PPW)

How it compares

Beinn Thulabaigh Wind grid connection is the 784th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,456th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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
Scotland784th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,456th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,403rd 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: 18 power plants (5 operating, 30.9 MW) and 11 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Stornoway GSPSubstation——1.7 km
Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)Power plant652 MWCancelled2.4 km
Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission)Power plant196 MWPermitted2.4 km
Battery Point, Newton Street - Battery Energy Storage ParkPower plant25 MWPermitted3.1 km
Battery Point PrimarySubstation——3.2 km
Coll PrimarySubstation——9.3 km

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