Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Burghmuir GSP
Burghmuir 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 |
| Transformers | 2 x 90MVA | 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 |
| Planned reinforcement | Replace the 33kV board with 31.5kA break / 78.8kA make switchgear (due Jun 2029) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.3966, -3.4879 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 290 power plants (67 operating, 1,016 MW) and 90 grid connections (31 operating, 451 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.4 MW grid connection at Burghmuir Grid | Grid connection | 49.4 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Brunt Hill Wind Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 130 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Brunt Hill Wind Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 50 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Old Gallows Road - Battery storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.2 km |
| Perth Royal Infirmary grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Pitheavlis grid connection | Grid connection | 1.39 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
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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.