Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Coldbackie Primary
Coldbackie 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 |
| 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 |
| Demand headroom | 1.79 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 | 1 x 2.5MVA | 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 | Dounreay GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33/11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5026, -4.3667 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 19 grid connections (5 operating, 23.5 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettyhill Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Bettyhill Phase 2 Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 96 MW | Planned | 13 km |
| Melvich Wind Energy Hub grid connection | Grid connection | 86.4 MW | Planned | 23 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.