There is a planning consent that has been granted for Greens 400 kV substation from SSEN Transmission near New Deer, Aberdeenshire.
The site happens to be a major part of the Beauly to Peterhead 400 kV overhead line that’s been proposed and also designed to carry renewable power, which is high-voltage, across homes and businesses while at the same time making the national energy security stronger.
The decision when it comes to Aberdeenshire Council happens to follow two years of development as well as consultation, which includes three rounds of engagement with more than 800 attendees in addition to 130 formal responses.
The substation is going to link to both the planned overhead line as well as the existing New Deer substation by way of an underground cable.
SSEN Transmission remarks that the project happens to be very critical to cutting emissions and at the same time also meeting clean energy in Scotland.
It is well to be noted that the requirement has been evaluated and also approved by the National Energy System Operator along with Ofgem. The site that was chosen was considered the most apt from an environmental and technical standpoint, which also included the access along with connectivity.
Apparently, the community feedback has also shaped proposals that surround the landscape screening, visual impact, and also improvements within biodiversity.
The Development Portfolio Manager, Nick Brown, commented that in developing their proposals, they are looking to attain the best balance when it comes to environmental as well as technical viewpoints, thereby taking account of the perspectives as far as the local community and also stakeholders are concerned, with whom they have already consulted quite extensively.
The project happens to be a part of the £22bn investment plan from SSEN Transmission to 2031 forecast in order to support clean energy in Scotland and of course offer umpteen jobs while at the same time boosting the economy of Scotland.
Interestingly, a community benefit fund worth £530,000 is also going to be delivered, besides the commitments to housing along with legacy projects.
