Power plant · East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock South Substation - Battery storage
Kilmarnock South Substation - Battery storage is a power plant in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 300 MW of capacity, operated by Zenobe Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kilmarnock South Substation Treeswoodhead Road, KA1 5JP | 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 | 2026 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Feb 2022 (reference ECU00003435, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zenobe Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 300 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 | 55.5795, -4.4650 | 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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Kilmarnock South Substation - Battery storage is the 13th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 53rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 300 MW is 0.26% 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 | 13th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.87% |
| United Kingdom | 53rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.26% |
| All power plants in our data | 972nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 substations, 5 data centers and 4 grid connections (2 operating, 4.05 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asanti Hamilton | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 35 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 40 km |
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 43 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 46 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.