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Octary Β· UK hydro power

SSE Group: pumped storage stations in Scotland

Every hydroelectric scheme and pumped-storage station in the UK government's register of power stations, from small run-of-river schemes to Cruachan and Dinorwig. Each site page merges the government's operating record with its planning history where the two match.

Matching sites1
Capacity300 MW
Small hydro73110 MW
Large hydro521,356 MW

Planning, consented, under-construction and stopped projects open in the project pipeline.

UK hydro power
129 sites4.4 GW installed

Largest matching sites by capacity

  1. Foyers Pumped Storage300 MW

Map: sSE Group: pumped storage stations in Scotland

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SiteCapacityStageTypeRegionOperator
Foyers Pumped Storage 300 MW Operating Pumped storage Scotland SSE Group
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This list covers sites in operation. Proposals, consented schemes and sites under construction are in the project pipeline. For how the technology works, see the guide.

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 5.11, and the Renewable Energy Planning Database. Capacities are installed capacity, not live output.