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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Burdiehouse BESS

Burdiehouse BESS is a 240 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Shawfair 400Kv Substation, with capacity due from April 2034. The connection agreement is held by IBV Burdiehouse Energy Park Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 2034 (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-004803
Customer
IBV Burdiehouse Energy Park Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
240 MW
Change in this agreement
+240 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2034
Connection site
Shawfair 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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Projects connecting near Shawfair 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