Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Elgin BESS Farm grid connection

Elgin BESS Farm grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 105 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceELGIN BESS FARM grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Elgin 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 toElgin Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity105 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
Grid operatorScottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date6 Nov 2024SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date30 Sept 2031 (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
Coordinates57.6739, -3.3823SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Elgin BESS Farm grid connection is the 65th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 397th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 105 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
Scotland65th of 1,19288,894 MW0.12%
United Kingdom397th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data2,937th 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: 110 power plants (32 operating, 2,511 MW) and 45 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Loanhead Farm - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant49.9 MWPlanned1.0 km
Elgin GSPSubstation——3.7 km
Elgin PrimarySubstation——3.7 km
Bishopmill - Battery Energy StoragePower plant30 MWPermitted4.5 km
Cumming Street PrimarySubstation——4.7 km
Hill of Towie (Drummuir)Power plant48 MWOperating6.1 km

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