Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Creag DHUBH Windfarm grid connection
Creag DHUBH Windfarm grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 38.3 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 | CREAG DHUBH WINDFARM grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Clachan) | 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 | Creag Dhubh (matched by name+coordinates+technology, 3.7 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Clachan GSP (via a grid supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 38.3 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | 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 | 4 Oct 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2030 (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 | 56.1631, -5.0511 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit applied for: Creag Dhubh (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 19/02544/PP)
How it compares
Creag DHUBH Windfarm grid connection is the 365th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,202nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 38.3 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 | 365th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,202nd of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,665th 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: 129 power plants (31 operating, 752 MW) and 53 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strachur Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Creag Dhubh | Power plant | 27 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Newton Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Cromalt Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Leacann Hydro | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 8.4 km |
| Glen Fyne 'Merk' Hydro | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 8.5 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.
- 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.