Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Cruach Glenamachrie Wind grid connection

Cruach Glenamachrie Wind grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceCRUACH GLENAMACHRIE WIND grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Taynuilt 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 toTaynuilt Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity50 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 date9 Oct 2023SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date31 Oct 2034 (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
Coordinates56.4385, -5.3049SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Cruach Glenamachrie Wind grid connection is the 220th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 804th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 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
Scotland220th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom804th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,076th 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: 76 power plants (30 operating, 745 MW) and 54 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Cruach Clenamacrie Wind FarmPower plant45 MWPlanned3.8 km
Cruach Clenamacrie Wind FarmPower plant20 MWPlanned3.8 km
Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm - RepoweringPower plant33.6 MWPlanned4.0 km
Kenmore PrimarySubstation——4.3 km
Connel PrimarySubstation——5.4 km
Taynuilt PrimarySubstation——5.6 km

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