Power plant · Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Govan Battery Energy Storage System
Govan Battery Energy Storage System is a planned power plant in Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Vital Energi Utilities Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Glasgow City (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj To 603 Helen Street, Glasgow, G51 3HF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Feb 2025 (reference 24/03094/FUL, planning authority Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vital Energi Utilities Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 55.8524, -4.3143 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Govan Battery Energy Storage System is the 320th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 886th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 320th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 886th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,966th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 17 substations, 9 grid connections (4 operating, 26.9 MW) and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 2.9 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 22 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 22 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Drymen Primary | Substation | — | — | 24 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.