Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Craigton Energy Storage grid connection
Craigton Energy Storage grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 48.4 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.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | CRAIGTON ENERGY STORAGE grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Craigiebuckler Grid) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Craigiebuckler Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.16 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48.4 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 16 May 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 30 Aug 2027 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.1317, -2.1714 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its grid operator.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the grid operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted: Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage (appeal granted, planning authority Aberdeen City, reference 240614/DPP)
- Permit granted: Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage (planning authority Aberdeen City, reference 240614/DPP)
- Permit refused: Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage (planning authority Aberdeen City, reference 240614/DPP)
- Permit applied for: Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage (planning authority Aberdeen City, reference 240614/DPP)
How it compares
Craigton Energy Storage grid connection is the 304th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,030th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 48.4 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 304th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,030th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,416th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Due to connect
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 181 power plants (54 operating, 607 MW), 73 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage | Power plant | 40 MW | Permitted | 0.2 km |
| Craigiebuckler Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Craigiebuckler GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Craigton Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Airyhall Distribution Service Reservoir, St Johns Terrace - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.05 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| St Johns Terrace - Solar PV Array | Power plant | 1.3 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 2.4 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.