Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mybster Farm, Watten - Battery Storage
Mybster Farm, Watten - Battery Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 19.8 MW of capacity, operated by Ella Energy Partnership.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 611m Nw/O Mybster Farm, Watten, Wick, KW1 5XW | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 26 Apr 2026 (reference 26/01345/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jun 2026 (withdrawn, reference 26/01345/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ella Energy Partnership (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 19.8 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 | 58.4559, -3.4436 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Highland, reference 26/01345/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 26/01345/FUL)
How it compares
Mybster Farm, Watten - Battery Storage is the 541st-largest of 1,342 power plants in Scotland and the 1,604th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 19.8 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 541st of 1,342 | 46,828 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,604th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,720th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 49 grid connections (21 operating, 284 MW) and 18 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achlachan Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 19 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Causeymire Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 22.8 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Wind 22.8 MW grid connection at Mybster Grid | Grid connection | 22.8 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Mybster 1 GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Mybster 2 GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Halkirk Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.9 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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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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