Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Kintore GSP
Kintore 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 60MVA + 1 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 |
| Voltage | 132/33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Transfer existing embedded generation alongside both Fyvie and Methlick primaries from Kintore GSP to Rothienorman GSP (completion: Mar-28) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.2186, -2.3815 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 142 grid connections (63 operating, 450 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Croft grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| 60MW PV/Wind/BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 180 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| North Leylodge grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
- 40MW Kintore grid connection40 MW
- 60MW PV/Wind/BESS grid connection180 MW
- Cairnbrogie Wind Farm grid connection4.5 MW
- Cairnbrogie Wind Farm grid connection4.1 MW
- Kintore BESS grid connection49.9 MW
- Denhill Wind Turbine grid connection2.19 MW
- Courtstone Windfarm grid connection2.19 MW
- Haddo Windfarm grid connection4.37 MW
- Phase 2 Windfarm grid connection2.28 MW
- Hill of Easterton Extension grid connection2.19 MW
- Easter Tolmauds Wind 3X8DATA NOT Availabledata NOT AVAILABLEKW grid connection2.28 MW
- Kirkton Farm Wind Turbine Project grid connection6.56 MW
- Fordtown Energy Storage grid connection50 MW
- Battery storage and Solar 8.75 MW grid connection at Kintore Grid8.75 MW
- Gordonstown Wind Farm Export CVA grid connection12.5 MW
- North Leylodge grid connection49.9 MW
- Tappies Farm PV (Cust REF Kintore Solar Farm) grid connection22 MW
- Thainstone Energy Park ERF grid connection55 MW
- Thainstone Solar grid connection20 MW
- The Croft grid connection50 MW
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Data on this page
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.