Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkwall Primary
Kirkwall 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 | 0 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 12 / 24MVA | 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 | Thurso South GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream 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 & upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.9824, -2.9643 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 64 power plants (21 operating, 93.6 MW) and 35 grid connections (19 operating, 114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall PS G4 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Kirkwall PS G6 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Kirkwall PS G8 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.33 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Orkney Storage Park Project | Power plant | 2 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Work Farm, Work Road - Wind Turbines | Power plant | 1.8 MW | Cancelled | 2.6 km |
| Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Qanterness | Power plant | 28.8 MW | Permitted | 4.0 km |
Grid operator and place
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.