Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Strichen Solar Farm grid connection
Strichen Solar Farm grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 | STRICHEN SOLAR FARM grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Strichen Grid) | 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 |
| Attached to | Strichen Solar Project, Clayfords Farm - Solar Panels (matched by shared name+coordinates+technology+capacity, 1.69 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Strichen Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | 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 | 2 Oct 2023 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2027 (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 | 57.5830, -2.0592 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Strichen Solar Farm grid connection is the 809th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 2,582nd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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 | 809th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,582nd of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 6,237th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 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: 176 power plants (55 operating, 422 MW) and 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strichen GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Strichen Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Electricity Sub Station, Strichen - Battery Storage Facility | Power plant | 50 MW | Permitted | 0.9 km |
| Strichen North | Power plant | 25 MW | Cancelled | 1.5 km |
| Strichen Solar Project, Clayfords Farm - Solar Panels | Power plant | 6 MW | Permitted | 1.7 km |
| Mintlaw Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.5 km |
Grid operator and place
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- Marram Wind Offshore Wind Farm grid connection3,000 MW
- OWPL Windfarm grid connection2,250 MW
- Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm grid connection2,000 MW
- 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. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.