Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Errol Estate
Errol Estate is a power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 13 MW of capacity, operated by Elgin Energy EsCo.
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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land 500 Metres South East Of Cottown House Cottown, PH2 7RA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Jun 2014 (permit 14/00353/FLL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Mar 2014 (reference 14/00353/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jun 2014 (granted, reference 14/00353/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elgin Energy EsCo | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 38 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.3692, -3.2742 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Errol Estate is the 563rd-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,558th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 563rd of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,558th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,783rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 14/00353/FLL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 96 grid connections (30 operating, 417 MW), 66 substations and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgonie Farm BESS 49.9MW grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Balgonie Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Jamesfield Farm Battery Storage 1 grid connection | Grid connection | 31.6 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Errol Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Abernethy GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Abernethy Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 49 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 49 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group data center, Scotland | Data center | — | — | 49 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.