Power plant · Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kennishead Road - Battery Energy Storage
Kennishead Road - Battery Energy Storage is a cancelled power plant in Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Starlight Energy.
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 | N/O Kennishead Road, Glasgow, G46 8SF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Jun 2025 (reference 25/00468/FUL, planning authority Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Jan 2026 (withdrawn, reference 25/00468/FUL, planning authority Glasgow City) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Starlight Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 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 | 55.8143, -4.3286 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Kennishead Road - Battery Energy Storage is the 236th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 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 | 236th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,251st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 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 | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 6.1 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Blairlinnans Primary | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 29 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.