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Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom

Raith Substation

Raith Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 16.4 MVA of demand headroom and 21.9 MVA of generation headroom, operated by SP Distribution plc (SP Energy Networks, South and Central Scotland licence area).

Map: where Raith lies
56.1034, -3.1609 on OpenStreetMap

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.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceRAITHSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
LocationScotlandSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSP Distribution plc (SP Energy Networks, South and Central Scotland licence area)SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Demand headroom16.4 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Generation headroom21.9 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Firm capacity24 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
LevelPrimary substationSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV)SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Coordinates56.1034, -3.1609SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026

Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.

Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 369 power plants (97 operating, 3,004 MW), 227 grid connections (116 operating, 1,914 MW) and 9 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
South Redhouse BESS & Solar PV grid connectionGrid connection34.5 MWOperating5.0 km
Land North of Thornton RoadPower plant19.9 MWCancelled5.1 km
Middle BalbeggiePower plant5 MWOperating5.2 km
Middle Balbeggie Solar Park grid connectionGrid connection3.8 MWOperating5.2 km
Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue - Battery StoragePower plant49 MWCancelled5.6 km
Middle Balbeggie Windfarm grid connectionGrid connection6.4 MWOperating5.8 km
Data center, Scotland (OSM way 1548060501)Data center——21 km
Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1Data center——21 km
Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1Data center——21 km

Grid operator and place

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Candidate sites around this substation

1 site of land near Raith has it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.

Other substations in Scotland

All 843 substations in Scotland, United Kingdom

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