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SOLAR + STORAGE Β· SHET

Cott's Farm

Cott's Farm is a 100 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Cott's Farm 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2034. The connection agreement is held by Boralex Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 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-005017
Customer
Boralex Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
100 MW
Change in this agreement
+100 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2034
Connection site
Cott's Farm 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north 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