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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Gartclash Farm BESS

Gartclash Farm BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Denny North 275/132kV, with capacity due from October 2028. The connection agreement is held by South Plean Storage Facility Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 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-003736
Customer
South Plean Storage Facility Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
200 MW
Change in this agreement
+200 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2028
Connection site
Denny North 275/132kV
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

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

Projects connecting near Denny North Β· Grid map

Other projects at Denny North 275/132kV

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