Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Machair Offshore Wind Farm grid connection
Machair Offshore Wind Farm grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2,000 MW of capacity, held by ScottishPower Renewables UK Limited.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Scotland (connects at Machair 275/66kV Offshore Substation) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (scoping) | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | ScottishPower Renewables UK Limited | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Machair Offshore Wind Farm | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,000 MW | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Offshore | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP Transmission plc | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 16 Sept 2033 | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Machair Offshore Wind Farm grid connection is the 3rd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 21st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2,000 MW is 0.45% 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 | 3rd of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | 2.2% |
| United Kingdom | 21st of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | 0.45% |
| All grid connections in our data | 33rd of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | 0.15% |
Holder, grid operator and place
More from ScottishPower Renewables UK Limited
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- Euchanhead Wind Farm126 MW · planned
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Other grid connections in Scotland
- Marram Wind Offshore Wind Farm grid connection3,000 MW
- OWPL Windfarm grid connection2,250 MW
- Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm grid connection2,000 MW
- Arven Offshore Wind Farm grid connection1,800 MW
- Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm grid connection1,800 MW
- Earba PSH grid connection1,800 MW
- Glen Earrach PSH grid connection1,800 MW
- North-East Offshore Hybrid Asset grid connection1,800 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- 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.