Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Berry Burn Extension grid connection

Berry Burn Extension grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 43.2 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

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 sourceBERRY BURN EXTENSION grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Berryburn 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 toBerryburn GSP (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity43.2 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 date19 Jan 2023SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date30 Nov 2025 (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
Coordinates57.4913, -3.6274SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Berry Burn Extension grid connection is the 340th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,112th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 43.2 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
Scotland340th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,112th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,531st 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. Was due to connect; the register does not list it as connected

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 126 power plants (25 operating, 926 MW) and 59 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Berryburn GSPSubstation——2.2 km
Hill of Glaschyle Wind FarmPower plant27.6 MWOperating2.5 km
Cairn Duhie Wind FarmPower plant67.2 MWPermitted5.3 km
Clash GourPower plant225 MWPermitted5.7 km
Lethen PrimarySubstation——11 km
Forres PrimarySubstation——14 km

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