Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Solar + storage
SOLAR + STORAGE Β· SPTKnockkippen Energy Park
Knockkippen Energy Park is a 60 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Ayr GSP, with capacity due from August 2028. The connection agreement is held by Knockkippen Wind Energy Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Aug 2028 (not yet reached)
- 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-001826
- Customer
- Knockkippen Wind Energy Limited
- Technology
- Demand, Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar), Wind Onshore
- Total capacity
- 60 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +60 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 August 2028
- Connection site
- Ayr GSP
- Transmission owner
- SP Transmission (south Scotland)
- Connection type
- Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
- NESO project status
- Scoping
Connection site
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
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