Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Broomhill BESS - Battery Energy Storage
Broomhill BESS - Battery Energy Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 49 MW of capacity, operated by Gigabox Energy Storage Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeenshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Midmill Kintore Aberdeenshire, AB51 0XB | 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 | 1 Jul 2022 (permit APP/2022/0249, 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 | 17 Feb 2022 (reference APP/2022/0249, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Jul 2022 (granted, reference APP/2022/0249, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gigabox Energy Storage Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49 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 | 57.2173, -2.3382 | 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 Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2022/0249)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2022/0249)
How it compares
Broomhill BESS - Battery Energy Storage is the 223rd-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 745th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49 MW is <0.1% 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 | 223rd of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 745th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,995th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 134 grid connections (61 operating, 453 MW), 80 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintore BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.9 km |
| Fordtown Energy Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Torryburn Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| 40MW Kintore grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Kintore GSP | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Kemnay Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Operator and place
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- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Hunterston B985 MW
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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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