Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Stornoway PS G1 grid connection

Stornoway PS G1 grid connection is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.94 MW of capacity, held by Sse Generation Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceSTORNOWAY PS G1 grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Battery Point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderSse Generation LimitedSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toBattery Point Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity1.94 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyOilSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorScottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage11 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates58.2051, -6.3748SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Stornoway PS G1 grid connection is the 1,058th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,422nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.94 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Scotland1,058th of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom3,422nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data7,430th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 18 power plants (5 operating, 30.9 MW) and 11 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Battery Point, Newton Street - Battery Energy Storage ParkPower plant25 MWPermitted0.1 km
Battery Point PrimarySubstation——0.2 km
Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)Power plant652 MWCancelled1.8 km
Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission)Power plant196 MWPermitted1.8 km
Stornoway GSPSubstation——2.8 km
Coll PrimarySubstation——8.9 km

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