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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Ayr Farm

Ayr Farm is a 500 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Ayr Farm Collector Substation, with capacity due from May 2028. The connection agreement is held by Braston New Energy Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom May 2028 (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-003596
Customer
Braston New Energy Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
500 MW
Change in this agreement
+500 MW
Capacity effective from
26 May 2028
Connection site
Ayr Farm Collector Substation
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 Ayr Farm Collector Substation Β· 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