Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
First Aberdeen BESS grid connection
First Aberdeen BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2 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 | FIRST ABERDEEN BESS grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connection site: GREYFRIARS) | 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 | Greyfriars Primary (via: primary) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 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 | 3 Oct 2025 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 3 Oct 2027 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.1577, -2.0960 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
First Aberdeen BESS grid connection is the 1,031st-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,341st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2 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 | 1,031st of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,341st of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,035th 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: 192 power plants (56 operating, 589 MW) and 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Willowdale GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| St Nicholas Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) | Power plant | 96.8 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | Power plant | 8 MW | Cancelled | 2.9 km |
| A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 25 MW | Permitted | 3.0 km |
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.