Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Wind 2.35 MW grid connection at Dounreay
Wind 2.35 MW grid connection at Dounreay is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.35 MW of capacity, held by Hill of Lybster Wind Turbines LLP.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Wind 2.35 MW grid connection at DOUNREAY | 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 | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Hill of Lybster Wind Turbines LLP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Forss Wind Farm (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.16 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · 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 | 2.35 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 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 27 Nov 2024 | 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 | 58.6054, -3.6832 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned: Forss Wind Farm
- Permit applied for: Forss Wind Farm (planning authority Highland, reference 01/00030/FULCA)
How it compares
Wind 2.35 MW grid connection at Dounreay is the 985th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,238th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.35 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 | 985th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,238th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,242nd of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 123 power plants (30 operating, 580 MW) and 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forss Extension (Forss III) | Power plant | 6.5 MW | Cancelled | 0.1 km |
| Forss Wind Farm | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Forss Wind Farm (Extension) | Power plant | 5.2 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Forss Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Dounreay GSP | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Ormlie Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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