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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHET

Brae House Farm

Brae House Farm is a 500 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at DOUNREAY 2 275 kV SUBSTATION, with capacity due from July 2032. The connection agreement is held by Qair Renewables UK Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Jul 2032 (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-004292
Customer
Qair Renewables UK Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
500 MW
Change in this agreement
+500 MW
Capacity effective from
31 July 2032
Connection site
DOUNREAY 2 275 kV SUBSTATION
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north 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 DOUNREAY 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