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BALNACRAIG BATTERY STORAGE

INTELLIGENT LAND INVESTMENTS GROUP PLC at ALNESS

SSEN Embedded Capacity Register, October 2026 edition

Site, company and substation names are shown as they appear in the registers, including capitalisation.

Target energisation date
31 Jul 2025
Status
Accepted to connect
Planning consent
Granted 11 Dec 2023
Highland, reference 22/05167/FUL · Source: REPD
Customer
INTELLIGENT LAND INVESTMENTS GROUP PLC
Site name
BALNACRAIG BATTERY STORAGE
Address
BALNACRAIG BATTERY STORAGE, BALNACRAIG FARM MID BALNACRAIG, ALNESS, HIGHLAND, IV17 0XL
Grid reference
Easting 264259, northing 871752
Licence area
North of Scotland (SHEPD)
Grid supply point
ALNESS
Bulk supply point
Not stated
Primary substation
ALNESS GRID
Connection voltage
33 kV
Technology group
Storage
Energy source 1
STORED ENERGY (ALL STORED ENERGY IRRESPECTVE OF THE ORIGINAL ENERGY SOURCE), STORAGE - ELECTROCHEMICAL (BATTERIES): 50 MW registered
Registered capacity
50 MW
Change to maximum export capacity
49.9 MW
Change to maximum import capacity
52.526 MW
Flexible connection
Not stated
In a connection queue
Not published by SSEN
Date accepted
20 Sep 2023
Date connected
Not stated
Distribution reinforcement reference
Not published by SSEN
Transmission reinforcement reference
Not published by SSEN
Export MPAN
Not stated
Import MPAN
Not stated
Last updated
10 Feb 2026
Tracked since
August 2023 edition

Change history

Tracked since the August 2023 edition, across 39 editions.

Changes to the details QueueWatch tracks, newest first.

  • November 2025 edition
    Target energisation date stated as 31 Jul 2025 (not stated in the October 2025 edition)

Also at ALNESS

GSP view

14 other sites at this grid supply point in the October 2026 edition, 10 of them at ALNESS GRID, the same primary substation. In all, the sites here total 411 MW: 159 MW connected, 252 MW accepted to connect.

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Planning consent

The planning decision or stage for this site, from DESNZ’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), July 2026 edition, with the planning authority and its reference. QueueWatch matched the site to that record. The register’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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