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ONSHORE WIND Β· SPT

Whitelee

Whitelee is a 355 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Whitelee 275/33kV, with capacity due from May 2031. The connection agreement is held by Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom May 2031 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Scoping and awaiting consents are both shown as planning. A connection agreement does not mean the project will be built: many queue projects never reach construction.

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-000067-2
Customer
Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited
Technology
Wind Onshore
Total capacity
355 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
2 May 2031
Connection site
Whitelee 275/33kV
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Whitelee Β· Grid map

Other projects at Whitelee 275/33kV

Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem