Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothienorman GSP
Rothienorman 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 |
| Transformers | 2 x 120MVA | 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 |
| Planned reinforcement | Transfer existing embedded generation from both Keith 1 and Kintore GSP's alongside Insch Primary from Keith 1 GSP and both Fyvie and Methlick primaries from Kintore GSP (due Mar 2028) | 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 | 400 kV (levels 400, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.4100, -2.5159 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 242 power plants (71 operating, 782 MW), 144 grid connections (63 operating, 458 MW) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Under construction | 0.6 km |
| East Redhill Farms | Power plant | 1.5 MW | Cancelled | 1.1 km |
| Rothie 3 BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 75 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Rothienorman Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| 49.9MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 36 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.