Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strichen South Battery Storage
Strichen South Battery Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by Immersa.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeenshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Site S/E of South Redbog Farm, Strichen, Fraserburgh, Grampian, AB43 6RP | 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 |
| Application date | 16 Mar 2018 (reference APP/2018/0525, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Immersa (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 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 | 57.5817, -2.0161 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2018/0525)
How it compares
Strichen South is the 697th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 2,324th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 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 | 697th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,324th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,475th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 102 grid connections (48 operating, 264 MW), 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbog Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 1.52 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Strichen North Energy Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Clayfords Energy Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Strichen GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Strichen Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Mintlaw Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 48 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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