Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Biomass 7.002 MW grid connection at Invergordon

Biomass 7.002 MW grid connection at Invergordon is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 7 MW of capacity, held by Balcas Timber Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBiomass 7.002 MW grid connection at INVERGORDONSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Invergordon)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
HolderBalcas Timber LimitedSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toInvergordon Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity7 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBiomassSSEN 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
Voltage11 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates57.7057, -4.1481SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Biomass 7.002 MW grid connection at Invergordon is the 763rd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,367th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7 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
Scotland763rd of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,367th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,309th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 153 power plants (36 operating, 1,103 MW) and 61 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Invergordon Pellet MillPower plant5 MWOperating0.6 km
Academy Road - Energy Centre & Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPower plant4 MWPermitted0.6 km
Invergordon EfWPower plant4 MWCancelled0.7 km
Invergordon PrimarySubstation——1.9 km
Crosshills PrimarySubstation——6.6 km
Peddieston PrimarySubstation——7.1 km

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