Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Alness GSP
Alness GSP is a substation in Scotland, United Kingdom, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 | Scotland | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (rag: Green) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (rag: Red, constraint: Substation Thermal Capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 120MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132/33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.7082, -4.2745 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 55 grid connections (25 operating, 437 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balnacraig Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Contullich BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 2.2 km |
| Wester Teaninich grid connection | Grid connection | 35.1 MW | Planned | 4.0 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
- Balnacraig Battery Storage grid connection50 MW
- Castlecraig Farms grid connection15 MW
- Contullich BESS grid connection52.7 MW
- Drumore Farm grid connection56.1 MW
- Strathrusdale grid connection31.6 MW
- Novar Wind Farm A Meall An Turc grid connection7.6 MW
- Novar Wind Farm B Beandealt grid connection8.55 MW
- Struie Wind Generation Station grid connection4.37 MW
- Novar 2 Wind Farm grid connection36.8 MW
- Generating Station grid connection3.8 MW
- Coire na Cloiche grid connection30 MW
- Novar Wind Farm grid connection43.2 MW
- Wester Teaninich grid connection35.1 MW
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Data on this page
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.