Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Balmedie Primary
Balmedie Primary 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 |
| Demand headroom | 8.85 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 4 / 8MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Dyce GSP | 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: Upstream Thermal Capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels kv: 33,11) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.2583, -2.0755 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 219 power plants (66 operating, 651 MW) and 129 grid connections (55 operating, 399 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton of Potterton BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 3.3 km |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 3.7 km |
| Black Dog | Power plant | 2.2 MW | Operating | 4.2 km |
| Lochgreens Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 50.7 MW | Planned | 4.9 km |
| Tarbothill Landfill Site | Power plant | 2.2 MW | Operating | 4.9 km |
| Hill of Fiddes Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 5.9 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.