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BATTERY STORAGE · SPT

Dougliehill BESS

Dougliehill BESS is a 49 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Devol Moor 132/33Kv Grid Supply Point Substation, with capacity due from October 2026. The connection agreement is held by Bluestone Energy Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2026 (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-002411
Customer
Bluestone Energy Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
49 MW
Change in this agreement
+49 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2026
Connection site
Devol Moor 132/33Kv Grid Supply Point Substation
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Devol Moor · Grid map

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