Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom

Strichen North Energy Plant grid connection

Strichen North Energy Plant grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 25 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceSTRICHEN NORTH ENERGY PLANT grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationScotland (connects at Strichen Grid)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toStrichen Primary (via a primary substation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity25 MWSSEN 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
Queue date18 Jan 2023SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date31 Oct 2033 (target energisation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates57.5789, -2.0290SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Strichen North Energy Plant grid connection is the 491st-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,482nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 25 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
Scotland491st of 1,19288,894 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,482nd of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data5,039th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Entered the connection queue
  2. Due to connect

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 175 power plants (55 operating, 422 MW), 58 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Strichen SouthPower plant10 MWCancelled0.8 km
Strichen NorthPower plant25 MWCancelled1.5 km
North Red BogPower plant1.6 MWOperating1.8 km
Strichen GSPSubstation——2.6 km
Strichen PrimarySubstation——2.6 km
Mintlaw PrimarySubstation——6.2 km
BrightsolidData center——48 km

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