Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
The Waters BESS grid connection
The Waters BESS grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 55 MW of capacity, held by Anesco 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 | THE WATERS BESS grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Fettersso 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 |
| Holder | Anesco Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 55 MW | 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 | 3 Jan 2024 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2028 (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 | 56.9503, -2.3771 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
The Waters BESS grid connection is the 163rd-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 724th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 55 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 | 163rd of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 724th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,653rd 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: 168 power plants (43 operating, 1,605 MW) and 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksbank Wind Farm (Glenbervie) | Power plant | 6.8 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Land South West Of Backfield Farm | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Cancelled | 2.3 km |
| Fetteresso GSP | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) | Power plant | 42 MW | Permitted | 2.7 km |
| Fiddes GSP | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Stonehaven Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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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.
- 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.