Power plant · South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Belston Battery Storage
Belston Battery Storage is a permitted power plant in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 150 MW of capacity, operated by KX Alpha Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | north of A70 at Belston, KA6 5JD | 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 | 22 Jul 2025 (permit ECU00005141, Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Nov 2024 (reference ECU00005141, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Jul 2025 (granted, reference ECU00005141, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | KX Alpha Ltd (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 150 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.4545, -4.5563 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00005141)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00005141)
How it compares
Belston Battery Storage is the 97th-largest of 742 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 335th-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 150 MW is <0.1% of the 279,978 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 | 97th of 742 | 93,216 MW | 0.16% |
| United Kingdom | 335th of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 984th of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 substations, 4 data centers and 2 grid connections, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 38 km |
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 42 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Asanti Hamilton | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Braston New Energy500 MW
- Gretna Green Battery Storage456 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.