Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Grudie Bridge 49.4MW BESS grid connection

Grudie Bridge 49.4MW BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 53.2 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceGRUDIE BRIDGE 49.4MW BESS grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Grudie Bridge)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 toGrudie Bridge GSP (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity53.2 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 date25 Aug 2023SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date28 Feb 2029 (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
Coordinates57.6261, -4.8003SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Grudie Bridge 49.4MW BESS grid connection is the 175th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 742nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 53.2 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Scotland175th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom742nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,972nd 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: 113 power plants (42 operating, 971 MW) and 51 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lochluichart East, Ardachy - Battery Energy Storage FacilityPower plant36 MWPlanned0.3 km
Grudie Bridge GSPSubstation——2.0 km
LochluichartPower plant51 MWOperating3.5 km
CorriemoilliePower plant54.4 MWOperating5.3 km
Loch Glascarnoch PrimarySubstation——9.0 km
Garbat Forest PrimarySubstation——9.7 km

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