Ochill BESS

Ochill BESS is a 50 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Ochill 132kV Substation, with capacity due from August 2028. The connection agreement is held by Carlton Power Limited.

Project stageIn planning

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-002536
Customer: Carlton Power Limited
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 50 MW
Change in this agreement: +50 MW
Capacity effective from: 18 August 2028
Connection site: Ochill 132kV Substation
Transmission owner: SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type: Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status: Scoping

Connection site

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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