Power plant · South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Braston New Energy Battery Storage
Braston New Energy Battery Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 500 MW of capacity, operated by New Energy Partnership.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | A77, Masonhill, Alloway, KA7 3PF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Apr 2025 (permit ECU00004995, 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 | 3 Apr 2024 (reference ECU00004995, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Apr 2025 (granted, reference ECU00004995, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | New Energy Partnership (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 500 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 | 55.4444, -4.5921 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004995)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004995)
How it compares
Braston New Energy is the 11th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 77th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 500 MW is 0.25% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 1.1% |
| United Kingdom | 77th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,193rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 substations, 2 grid connections and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 33 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 36 km |
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 42 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Asanti Hamilton | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 49 km |
Operator and place
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- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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