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Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage
Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage is a 50 MW battery storage site under construction in East Ayrshire. Planning permission was granted on 29 February 2024, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Statkraft UK Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 3 November 2023 |
| Permission granted | 29 February 2024 4 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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How big is Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage?
Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 50 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 Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage?
REPD records the operator as Statkraft UK 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 Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 3 November 2023. Permission was granted on 29 February 2024, 4 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 8527.
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