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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Aitkenhead Farm BESS

Aitkenhead Farm BESS is a 300 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Clydesmill 275/33kV, with capacity due from April 2033. The connection agreement is held by Aitkenhead Storage Facility Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 2033 (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-002585
Customer
Aitkenhead Storage Facility Limited
Technology
Demand, Energy Storage System
Total capacity
300 MW
Change in this agreement
+300 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2033
Connection site
Clydesmill 275/33kV
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Clydesmill Β· Grid map

Other projects at Clydesmill 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