Power plant · Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage
A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage is a permitted power plant in Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 25 MW of capacity, operated by Fraserburgh Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeen City (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O A981 Fraserburgh, AB43 8TT | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Feb 2022 (permit APP/2021/2855, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Dec 2021 (ref. APP/2021/2855, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Feb 2022 (granted, ref. APP/2021/2855, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fraserburgh Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 25 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.1424, -2.1368 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage is the 545th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 1,741st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 25 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 545th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,741st of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 3,376th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 110 grid connections (47 operating, 375 MW) and 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Lane North Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Woodhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Woodhill GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Craigton Energy Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 48.4 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| First Aberdeen BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Craigshaw Drive EV & BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 5.8 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.