Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Carse Gray Estate BESS+Wind grid connection

Carse Gray Estate BESS+Wind grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 75 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceCARSE GRAY ESTATE BESS+WIND grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Lunanhead)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 toLunanhead GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity75 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
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 date15 Aug 2024SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date15 Aug 2032 (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
Coordinates56.6828, -3.0348SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Carse Gray Estate BESS+Wind grid connection is the 92nd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 568th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 75 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
Scotland92nd of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom568th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,617th 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: 193 power plants (42 operating, 715 MW) and 73 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Hanna Wind FarmPower plant81 MWCancelled1.5 km
Mile HillPower plant13.8 MWCancelled1.5 km
Maryton PrimarySubstation——3.2 km
Land East of SandyfordPower plant5 MWCancelled5.8 km
Lochside PrimarySubstation——9.5 km
Lunanhead GSPSubstation——11 km

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