Power plant · Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System
Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System is a cancelled battery storage plant in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 69 MW of capacity, operated by Bluestone Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Renfrewshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Middleton Road, Linwood, Paisley, PA3 3DP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 May 2024 (permit ECU00004543, 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 | 20 Feb 2023 (reference ECU00004543, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 May 2024 (granted, reference ECU00004543, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bluestone Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 69 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 | 55.8544, -4.4851 | 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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- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004543)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004543)
How it compares
Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System is the 106th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 348th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 69 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 106th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 0.15% |
| United Kingdom | 348th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,052nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 22 substations, 16 grid connections (9 operating, 223 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 | — | — | 13 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Blairlinnans Primary | Substation | — | — | 20 km |
| Dumfin 11kV Network | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Ross Priory Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 22 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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