LIST OF POWER STATIONS IN SCOTLAND
'List of Power Stations in Scotland' is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Scotland, sorted by type and rating. Scotland is a net exporter of electricity and has a generating capacity of over 10GW.
Note that the DBERR maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations here:[1]
==Nuclear power stations==
★ Torness, Advanced gas-cooled reactor, 1364MW
★ Hunterston B, Advanced gas-cooled reactor, 1288MW
★ Hunterston A, Magnox, 320MW (closed 1990, decommissioning)
★ Chapelcross, Magnox, 200MW (closed 2004, decommissioning)
★ Dounreay DFR Fast breeder reactor, 14MW (closed 1977, decommissioning)
★ Dounreay PFR Fast breeder reactor, 250MW (closed 1994, decommissioning)
==Coal-fired==
★ Longannet, 2400MW
★ Cockenzie, 1200MW
★ Kincardine, 760MW (closed, demolished 2001)
★ Methil, 57MW (not in operation)
==Oil- and gas-fired==
★ Inverkip, 1900MW (not in operation)
★ Peterhead, 1550MW
★ Lerwick, A and B, 66MW
==Hydro-electric==
★ Northern scheme, 22 stations, 441MW
★ Ben Cruachan scheme, Pumped Storage, 440MW
★ Tummel-Breadalbane scheme, 15 stations, 365MW
★ Foyers scheme, Pumped-storage, 305MW
★ Sloy-Awe scheme, 10 stations, 236MW
★ Galloway scheme, 8 stations, 106.5MW
★ Lanark scheme, 2 stations, 18MW
★ Kinlochewe-Talladale scheme, 2 stations, 11MW
★ Cleaton.is.ace scheme, 2 stations, 11MW
Here's my complete list of former North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board stations, grouped by schemes, complete with National Grid references. '$' denotes an underground station:
Sloy-Awe:
★ $Clachan NR 19199 13314
★ $Nant NN 01578 20824
★ Inverawe NN 01697 32129
★ Allt na Larige NN 23103 13650
★ Sron Mor NN 16142 20051
★ Sloy NN 32096 09843
Great Glen:
★ Quoich NH 10717 01186
★ $Livishe NH 35327 15992
★ Invergarry NH 31916 013025
★ $Glenmoriston NH 36416 15601
★ $Ceannacroc NH 22393 10846
Affric-Farrar-Beauly:
★ $Mullardoch NH 22264 30950
★ Fasnakyle NH 31866 29595
★ Kilmorack NH 49424 44230
★ Aigas NH 47417 43682
★ Misgeach NH 18292 38090
★ $Deanie NH 29199 38788
★ $Culligran NH 37774 40490
Conon:
★ Grudie Bridge NH 32000 62360
★ Mossford NH 33024 63370
★ Vaich NH 32050 72556
★ Achanalt NH 30875 61973
★ Orrin NH 43608 54572
★ Tor Achilty NH 44643 54519
★ Luichart NH 39420 57018
Shin:
★ Lairg NC 57547 06995
★ Shin NH 57334 97444
★ Cassley NC 39628 23229
★ Duchally NC 36781 20310
Breadalbane:
★ Lednock NN 69800 30363
★ $St. Fillans NN 69045 2460
★ Finlarig NN 58588 34558
★ Lochay NN 54558 34987
★ Cashlie NN 50725 42137
★ Stronuich NN 50749 41904
★ Lubreoch NN 45325 41738
★ Dalchonzie NN 74060 21975
Tummel-Garry:
★ Cuaich NN 67404 876740
★ Loch Ericht NN 55333 72775
★ Rannoch NN 53000 58277
★ Gaur NN 46400 56864
★ Tummel Bridge NN 76360 59028
★ Errochty NN 77270 59289
★ Trinafour NN 72485 64768
★ Clunie NN 91290 59760
★ Pitlochry NN 93530 57720
(needs tidying and expanding, will add capacities later)
==Wind Power==
★ Black Law, 42 Wind Turbines, 96.6MW
★ Cruach Mhor, 29.75MW
★ Beinn an Turic , 30.36MW
★ Dun law, 17.16MW
★ Hagshaw Hill, 26 Wind Turbines, 15.6MW
★ Hare Hill, 20 Wind Turbines, 13.2MW
★ Whitelee, 140 Wind Turbines, 322MW
==Wave Power==
★ Islay LIMPET, 0.5MW
★ Westfield [2], biomass-fired, 10MW
★ Greengairs, landfill-gas fired, 2MW
★ Braehour power station. An experiment in peat burning conducted by Scottish Hydro-electric between Scotscalder and Altnabreac, in Caithness, which ran from 1954-60.
★ List of power stations in England
★ List of power stations in Wales
★ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_06_06_powerstations.pdf
★ http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/electricity/page18527.html
★ ''Peats for Power!'' Retrieved 24 July 2007. Braehour is possibly Scotland's only power station commemorated in poetry.
Note that the DBERR maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations here:[1]
==Nuclear power stations==
★ Torness, Advanced gas-cooled reactor, 1364MW
★ Hunterston B, Advanced gas-cooled reactor, 1288MW
★ Hunterston A, Magnox, 320MW (closed 1990, decommissioning)
★ Chapelcross, Magnox, 200MW (closed 2004, decommissioning)
★ Dounreay DFR Fast breeder reactor, 14MW (closed 1977, decommissioning)
★ Dounreay PFR Fast breeder reactor, 250MW (closed 1994, decommissioning)
==Coal-fired==
★ Longannet, 2400MW
★ Cockenzie, 1200MW
★ Kincardine, 760MW (closed, demolished 2001)
★ Methil, 57MW (not in operation)
==Oil- and gas-fired==
★ Inverkip, 1900MW (not in operation)
★ Peterhead, 1550MW
★ Lerwick, A and B, 66MW
==Hydro-electric==
★ Northern scheme, 22 stations, 441MW
★ Ben Cruachan scheme, Pumped Storage, 440MW
★ Tummel-Breadalbane scheme, 15 stations, 365MW
★ Foyers scheme, Pumped-storage, 305MW
★ Sloy-Awe scheme, 10 stations, 236MW
★ Galloway scheme, 8 stations, 106.5MW
★ Lanark scheme, 2 stations, 18MW
★ Kinlochewe-Talladale scheme, 2 stations, 11MW
★ Cleaton.is.ace scheme, 2 stations, 11MW
Here's my complete list of former North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board stations, grouped by schemes, complete with National Grid references. '$' denotes an underground station:
Sloy-Awe:
★ $Clachan NR 19199 13314
★ $Nant NN 01578 20824
★ Inverawe NN 01697 32129
★ Allt na Larige NN 23103 13650
★ Sron Mor NN 16142 20051
★ Sloy NN 32096 09843
Great Glen:
★ Quoich NH 10717 01186
★ $Livishe NH 35327 15992
★ Invergarry NH 31916 013025
★ $Glenmoriston NH 36416 15601
★ $Ceannacroc NH 22393 10846
Affric-Farrar-Beauly:
★ $Mullardoch NH 22264 30950
★ Fasnakyle NH 31866 29595
★ Kilmorack NH 49424 44230
★ Aigas NH 47417 43682
★ Misgeach NH 18292 38090
★ $Deanie NH 29199 38788
★ $Culligran NH 37774 40490
Conon:
★ Grudie Bridge NH 32000 62360
★ Mossford NH 33024 63370
★ Vaich NH 32050 72556
★ Achanalt NH 30875 61973
★ Orrin NH 43608 54572
★ Tor Achilty NH 44643 54519
★ Luichart NH 39420 57018
Shin:
★ Lairg NC 57547 06995
★ Shin NH 57334 97444
★ Cassley NC 39628 23229
★ Duchally NC 36781 20310
Breadalbane:
★ Lednock NN 69800 30363
★ $St. Fillans NN 69045 2460
★ Finlarig NN 58588 34558
★ Lochay NN 54558 34987
★ Cashlie NN 50725 42137
★ Stronuich NN 50749 41904
★ Lubreoch NN 45325 41738
★ Dalchonzie NN 74060 21975
Tummel-Garry:
★ Cuaich NN 67404 876740
★ Loch Ericht NN 55333 72775
★ Rannoch NN 53000 58277
★ Gaur NN 46400 56864
★ Tummel Bridge NN 76360 59028
★ Errochty NN 77270 59289
★ Trinafour NN 72485 64768
★ Clunie NN 91290 59760
★ Pitlochry NN 93530 57720
(needs tidying and expanding, will add capacities later)
==Wind Power==
★ Black Law, 42 Wind Turbines, 96.6MW
★ Cruach Mhor, 29.75MW
★ Beinn an Turic , 30.36MW
★ Dun law, 17.16MW
★ Hagshaw Hill, 26 Wind Turbines, 15.6MW
★ Hare Hill, 20 Wind Turbines, 13.2MW
★ Whitelee, 140 Wind Turbines, 322MW
==Wave Power==
★ Islay LIMPET, 0.5MW
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Other
★ Westfield [2], biomass-fired, 10MW
★ Greengairs, landfill-gas fired, 2MW
★ Braehour power station. An experiment in peat burning conducted by Scottish Hydro-electric between Scotscalder and Altnabreac, in Caithness, which ran from 1954-60.
See also
★ List of power stations in England
★ List of power stations in Wales
References
★ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_06_06_powerstations.pdf
★ http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/electricity/page18527.html
★ ''Peats for Power!'' Retrieved 24 July 2007. Braehour is possibly Scotland's only power station commemorated in poetry.
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