The electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland is now supporting over 4.5GW of renewable electricity following the recent connections of the 108.8MW Bienneun and 108MW Bhlaraidh wind farms.
More than 500MW of new renewable energy capacity has been added in the region in the current financial year, according Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), SSE’s grid business.
SSEN said it expects to connect a number of new renewable projects to its transmission network throughout the remainder of this decade, with enough contracted projects to more than double the current capacity of renewable electricity in the north of Scotland.
SSEN director of transmission customer connections Alastair Brand said: “Our network is now supporting over 4.5GW of low carbon renewable electricity, enough to comfortably power the north of Scotland and beyond when weather conditions are conducive for renewable energy.”
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SSE wires Scottish green growth
More than 4.5GW of renewables supported by grid in North of country
By EBS