Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Melvich Wind Energy Hub grid connection
Melvich Wind Energy Hub grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 86.4 MW of capacity, held by Melvich Wind Energy Hub 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | MELVICH WIND ENERGY HUB grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Dounreay) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Melvich Wind Energy Hub Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Dounreay GSP (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 86.4 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | 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 |
| Queue date | 16 May 2025 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2033 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5559, -3.9917 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Melvich Wind Energy Hub grid connection is the 82nd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 525th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 86.4 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 | 82nd of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 525th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,460th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Due to connect
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 106 power plants (24 operating, 558 MW) and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 3.8 km |
| Melvich Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Melvich Bay - Melvich Wind Energy Hub | Power plant | 57.6 MW | Planned | 4.4 km |
| Melvich Bay - Melvich Wind Energy Hub | Power plant | 42 MW | Planned | 4.4 km |
| Bettyhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Dounreay GSP | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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- Machair 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
Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.