Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairnford GSP
Cairnford GSP is a 275 kV grid supply point 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 | 1 x 120MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Grid supply point (GSP) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | 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 | 275 kV (levels 275, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.4520, -2.8498 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 198 power plants (61 operating, 851 MW) and 115 grid connections (52 operating, 549 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnborrow grid connection | Grid connection | 9.49 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Cairnborrow | Power plant | 10 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Cairnborrow Wind Energy Hub grid connection | Grid connection | 98.4 MW | Planned | 4.3 km |
| Meikleton of Ardonald | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 5.0 km |
| Mains Of Collithie | Power plant | 2.4 MW | Cancelled | 5.8 km |
| Dummuie Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 11.6 MW | Operating | 7.6 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.