World Power Plants

Byers Brae Battery Storage30 MW

Verified: Feb 2026

Byers Brae Battery Storage is a 30 MW energy storage facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Octopus Energy. Ranked among energy storage systems, it contributes to the overall capacity in the region. The largest nearby plant is Black Law Wind Farm at 188 MW, making this facility 6.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind) and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (172.8 MW, Wind). This facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Edinburgh.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Octopus Energy
Location
55.9072°, -3.5880°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 437. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Octopus Energy operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW

Regional density

254 plants within 100 km, 10,849 MW combined

Nearest plant: Aldi Distribution Centre (4.9 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 55.907151, -3.587964
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Technical Details

Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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