Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newburgh Road, Abernethy - Energy Storage
Newburgh Road, Abernethy - Energy Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 15 MW of capacity, operated by Centrica Business Solutions.
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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 110 Metres Ne/O Abernethy Cemetery, Abernethy Cemetery, Newburgh Road, Abernethy, Perth, PH2 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Mar 2023 (permit 22/02217/FLL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Jan 2022 (reference 22/02217/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Mar 2023 (granted, reference 22/02217/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Centrica Business Solutions (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15 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 | 56.3423, -3.2878 | 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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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 22/02217/FLL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 22/02217/FLL)
How it compares
Newburgh Road, Abernethy - Energy Storage is the 599th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,839th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 15 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 | 599th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,839th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,172nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 92 grid connections (28 operating, 407 MW), 66 substations and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Abernethy Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Balgonie Farm BESS 49.9MW grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.9 km |
| Balgonie Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 0.9 km |
| Jamesfield Farm Battery Storage 1 grid connection | Grid connection | 31.6 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Errol Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group data center, Scotland | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
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- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
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Data on this page
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- 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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