Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Hydro 6.65 MW grid connection at Stromness
Hydro 6.65 MW grid connection at Stromness is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 6.65 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 6.65 MW grid connection at STROMNESS | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connection site: STROMNESS) | 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 | Stromness Primary (via: primary) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.65 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 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.9674, -3.3287 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Hydro 6.65 MW grid connection at Stromness is the 986th-largest of 1,518 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,751st-largest of 4,493 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.65 MW is <0.1% of the 459,551 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 | 986th of 1,518 | 96,638 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,751st of 4,493 | 459,551 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 21 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stromness Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| North Hoy Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.4 km |
| Rackwick Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- 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.