Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch Carnon G2 grid connection
Loch Carnon G2 grid connection is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.28 MW of capacity, held by SSE Generation Ltd.
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 | LOCH CARNON G2 grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connection site: LOCH CARNAN) | 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 |
| Holder | SSE Generation Ltd | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Loch Carnan Primary (via: primary) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.28 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Oil | 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 | 57.3700, -7.2887 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Loch Carnon G2 grid connection is the 1,272nd-largest of 1,518 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,731st-largest of 4,493 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.28 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 | 1,272nd of 1,518 | 96,638 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,731st of 4,493 | 459,551 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 8 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Carnan Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Drimore Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Aird Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
Holder, 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.