Power plant · Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lower Bodachra - Solar Panels
Lower Bodachra - Solar Panels is a permitted power plant in Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 72 MW of capacity, operated by Novus Renewables Services Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeen City (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lower Bodachra, Whitestripes Road, Dyce, AB21 7AP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Jun 2025 (permit ECU00004848, Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Sept 2024 (reference ECU00004848, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Jun 2025 (granted, reference ECU00004848, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Novus Renewables Services Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 72 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 | 93.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.2074, -2.1533 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Lower Bodachra - Solar Panels is the 224th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 623rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 72 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 | 224th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 623rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,571st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 124 grid connections (56 operating, 419 MW), 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyce North Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Arjo Wiggins grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Arjo Wiggins grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Perwinnes grid connection | Grid connection | 48 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Dyce GSP | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Stoneywood (T3) Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 6.1 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.