Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Emec Tidal Test Facility grid connection
Emec Tidal Test Facility grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 30 MW of capacity, held by European Marine Energy Centre.
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 | EMEC TIDAL TEST FACILITY grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connection site: THURSO) | 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 |
| Holder | European Marine Energy Centre | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | 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 | 24 Jan 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 21 Feb 2029 (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 | 59.1620, -2.7674 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Emec Tidal Test Facility grid connection is the 423rd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,333rd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 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 | 423rd of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,333rd of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 4,564th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 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: 45 power plants (16 operating, 45.2 MW) and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eday Tidal Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Eday Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Magallanes (FoW - EMEC) | Power plant | 2 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| SR-2000 (FoW - EMEC) | Power plant | 2 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme, (FoW - EMEC) | Power plant | 2 MW | Permitted | 3.0 km |
| Sanday Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- CAISO queue report. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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, No restriction on the posted data.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, No restriction on the posted data.
- 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.