Power plant · Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Saturland Farm, Salterland Road - Battery Energy Storage System
Saturland Farm, Salterland Road - Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted battery storage plant in Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 60.8 MW of capacity, operated by Resources Unlimited LLP.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Glasgow City (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Saturland Farm, 168 Salterland Road, Glasgow, G78 1TF | 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 | 19 Dec 2024 (permit ECU00004590, 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 | 17 Nov 2023 (reference ECU00004590, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Dec 2024 (granted, reference ECU00004590, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Resources Unlimited LLP (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 60.8 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 | 55.8096, -4.3668 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004590)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00004590)
How it compares
Saturland Farm, Salterland Road - Battery Energy Storage System is the 235th-largest of 742 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 615th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 60.8 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 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 | 235th of 742 | 93,216 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 615th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,621st of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 substations, 9 grid connections (4 operating, 26.9 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 | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 8.2 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 8.6 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Blairlinnans Primary | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Ross Priory Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 29 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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