Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Glenrossal Energy Park grid connection

Glenrossal Energy Park grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 94.4 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceGLENROSSAL ENERGY PARK grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Shin 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 toShin Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity94.4 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarSSEN 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 Dec 2021SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date30 Jun 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
Coordinates58.0533, -4.6650SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Glenrossal Energy Park grid connection is the 77th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 502nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 94.4 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
Scotland77th of 1,19288,894 MW0.11%
United Kingdom502nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,391st 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: 88 power plants (25 operating, 631 MW) and 29 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Glencassley Wind FarmPower plant69 MWCancelled1.9 km
Invercassley WindfarmPower plant55 MWCancelled4.4 km
Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy ParkPower plant59.4 MWPlanned4.7 km
Cassley GSPSubstation——15 km
Overscaig PrimarySubstation——15 km
Lairg GSPSubstation——16 km

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