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BATTERY STORAGE · SPTElmya Bathgate BESS
Elmya Bathgate BESS is a 300 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Armadale 400kv Substation, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by Rpc Elmya Carnation Bathgate Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2031 (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-004416
- Customer
- Rpc Elmya Carnation Bathgate Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 300 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +300 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2031
- Connection site
- Armadale 400kv Substation
- 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
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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