Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Hydro 1.9 MW grid connection at Ballater
Hydro 1.9 MW grid connection at Ballater is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.9 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 | Hydro 1.9 MW grid connection at BALLATER | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Ballater) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Ballater Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.9 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 |
| Connection date | 10 Mar 2020 | 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 | 56.9938, -3.0953 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Hydro 1.9 MW grid connection at Ballater is the 1,061st-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,427th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.9 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 | 1,061st of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,427th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,435th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 121 power plants (29 operating, 494 MW) and 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkhall Estate | Power plant | 2 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Hillhead of Auquhirie | Power plant | 6.9 MW | Operating | 6.3 km |
| Ballater Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Aboyne Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Strathdon Primary | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Nathro Hill Wind Farm | Power plant | 61 MW | Cancelled | 25 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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- 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, Free reuse.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- 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.