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Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System
Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System is a 300 MW battery storage site under construction in Scotland. Planning permission was granted on 28 February 2022, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: Zenobe Energy Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 December 2021 |
| Permission granted | 28 February 2022 2 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18 | 1.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 6.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.6 | 10.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.6 | 11 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 12.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 3 | 13.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 46.2 | 13.6 km |
How big is Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System?
Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System has a recorded installed capacity of 300 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System?
REPD records the operator as Zenobe Energy Limited. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Blackhillock Electricity Substation - Battery Energy Storage System approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 December 2021. Permission was granted on 28 February 2022, 2 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 9723.
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