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SOLAR + STORAGE · SPTWatchman Energy Park
Watchman Energy Park is a 250 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Watchman 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2036. The connection agreement is held by Renewco Power Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2036 (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-004258
- Customer
- Renewco Power Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar), Wind Onshore
- Total capacity
- 250 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +250 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2036
- Connection site
- Watchman 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