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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Meiklelaught Farm BESS

Meiklelaught Farm BESS is a 30 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Saltcoats 132/33kV, with capacity due from August 2028. The connection agreement is held by GPC 1127 Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Aug 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-003631
Customer
GPC 1127 Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
30 MW
Change in this agreement
+30 MW
Capacity effective from
21 August 2028
Connection site
Saltcoats 132/33kV
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.

Projects connecting near Saltcoats Β· Grid map

Other projects at Saltcoats 132/33kV

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