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Transmission / Projects / South Scotland

Sandy Knowe Wind Farm

SANDY KNOWE WIND FARM LIMITED at Sandyknowe 132/33kV

Connection date
31 Oct 2027
Gate
Gate 1
Status
Awaiting Consents
Technology
Onshore wind
Total capacity
108 MW
Connected now
86.4 MW
Still to connect
21.6 MW
Transmission owner
SP Energy Networks (SPT)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
South Scotland
Project number
PRO-000345
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
186.4086.4NoneNot statedBuilt
2021.610831 Oct 2027Gate 1Awaiting Consents

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 22 Oct 2026 register
    Stage 2: Marked as Gate 1
  • 27 Sep 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Sandy Knowe Wind Farm 132kV Substation to Sandyknowe 132/33kV
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Sandy Knowe Wind Farm 132kV to Sandy Knowe Wind Farm 132kV Substation)
  • 28 Oct 2022 register
    Stage 1: 86.4 MW now connected
  • 28 Oct 2022 register
    Stage 1: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Built
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 1: Capacity changed from 51 MW to 86.4 MW
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 25 Feb 2022 to 17 May 2022 (+3 months)
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 1: Status changed from Consents Approved to Under Construction/Commissioning
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 2: Capacity changed from 39 MW to 21.6 MW
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 1 Nov 2023 to 31 Oct 2027 (+48 months)
  • 31 May 2022 register
    Stage 2: Status changed from Consents Approved to Awaiting Consents
  • 28 Sep 2021 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 2 Apr 2024 to 1 Nov 2023 (−5 months)
  • 26 Feb 2021 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 4 Feb 2024 to 2 Apr 2024 (+2 months)

Also at Sandyknowe 132/33kV

Substation view

No other projects in the register at this connection point.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO