Overview
About the Project
In order to support the continued growth in onshore and offshore renewables across the north of Scotland, supporting the country's drive towards Net Zero, investment in network infrastructure is needed to connect this renewable power and transport it from source to areas of demand across the country.
Extensive studies have confirmed the need to reinforce the onshore transmission infrastructure between Beauly and Peterhead. To enable these reinforcements, a new 400kV substation is required to be built near the existing New Deer Substation in Aberdeenshire, to enable connection of the new 400kV overhead line between Beauly, Blackhillock, New Deer and Peterhead.
Due to insufficient bays available at the existing New Deer 400kV Substation, the new substation will enable increased generation in the north east of Scotland to connect to the GB Transmission network.
Find Out More About Beauly - Blackhillock - New Deer - Peterhead 400kV Connection
This video outlines how the project contributes to our role in delivering Net Zero.
Pathway to 2030
The Pathway to 2030, published by National Grid ESO, the electricity system operator for Great Britain, sets the blueprint for the electricity transmission network infrastructure required to enable the forecasted growth in renewable electricity across Great Britain.
The projects identified within the Pathway to 2030 are critical to delivering the UK and Scottish Government’s offshore wind targets. To deliver these targets, we are investing over £10bn to upgrade the network infrastructure across the north of Scotland as the region plays a leading role in the clean energy transition.
As part of this investment, there is a requirement for a new 400kV substation in New Deer.
Stakeholder Engagement
The Greens 400kV Substation Project is currently in the development stages and is subject to extensive consultation with stakeholders. As this project is closely linked with the 400kV overhead line from Beauly to Peterhead, the project teams will aim to tie in consultation for both projects within each locality.
You can find out more about the Beauly - Blackhillock - New Deer - Peterhead 400kV Connection Project in this video, where Project Manager Catherine Swan and Community Liaison Manager Ryan Davidson describe the approach we are taking to develop our proposals, and the opportunities that are available for stakeholders to feed into the design process.
How we’re embracing artificial intelligence (AI)
We intend to use AI to assist our experienced teams in the analysis of your feedback, so we can categorise key points raised more quickly. You can learn more about how we’re utilising AI on this dedicated web page.
Project Updates
Feedback Period Closed
The Greens (New Deer 2) project team would like to thank all members of the public who took the time to give feedback following our consultation events in February 2024. The feedback period is now closed and all feedback that has been received will be processed and assessed by the project team ahead of our next round of consultation events in May 2024.
Although we have a set consultation period relating to these events, we will accept feedback and questions on an ongoing basis throughout the development of this project.
February & March 2024 consultation events
The project team would like to extend thanks to all members of the public and interested parties who took the time to come along to our public consultation events that were held in February and March 2024. We hope you found the consultations informative and beneficial. If you were unable to join any of the events, all the content that was presented on our proposals can be found within the "project documents" section of this website.
We encourage those with an interest to share their views and feedback on our proposals by completing a feedback form.
The feedback period is open until Thursday 11 April 2024.
Feedback Period Open
The consultation period will close on Thursday 11 April 2024.
Although we have a set consultation period relating to this event, we will accept feedback and questions on an ongoing basis throughout the development of this project.
If you would like to submit your feedback to us, you can do so by clicking here.
The consultation booklet is now available to view in the project documents section.
Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) events
During our consultation event you will be able to view information about our proposed plans for the new proposed substation, meet the project team, ask questions and share feedback ahead of our second public event in late May.
We would encourage members of the local community and all interested parties to attend the events.
The open-door drop-in face to face consultations will be held at the following locations;
Tuesday 27 February, 2–7pm at Cuminestown Community Hall, Main St, Cuminestown, AB53 5YJ
Thursday 29 February, 2–7pm at New Deer Public Hall, Fordyce Terrace, New Deer, AB53 6WE
The feedback period for our consultation will close on Thursday 11 April 2024.
Although we have a set consultation period relating to this event, we will accept feedback and questions on an ongoing basis throughout the development of this project.
If you would like to submit your feedback to us, you can do so by clicking here.
Webinar: Update on ‘Pathway to 2030’ Projects
The recording of the event and slide packs are available below for those who were unable to attend.
Report on Consultation
Our Reports on Consultation across our three new overhead line projects and associated substation and convertor station developments have now been published. These reports provide a summary of the extensive feedback received during consultation, how this has been considered and confirmation of which routes and substations are now being taken forward to the next stage of development.
Our Reports on Consultation are now available to download from the Project Documentation tab.
Summary Reports on Consultation are also available for each of the three schemes and can be downloaded below:
- Summary Report on Consultation Beauly to Peterhead
- Summary Report on Consultation Spittal to Beauly
- Summary Report on Consultation Kintore to Tealing
A stakeholder webinar available for all to join will be held in the coming weeks to share the changes informed by the feedback. More information about the forthcoming webinar will be shared on our events page shortly.
In further recognition of community feedback, we will seek to rationalise cumulative infrastructure impacts through the removal and undergrounding of existing transmission lines, where technically practical and appropriate, and subject to all necessary planning consents and landowner agreements.
Work to identify and assess potential sections of existing overhead line where their removal will reduce cumulative impacts is ongoing, with an update expected as part of the next round of public consultation on overhead line alignments and more detailed substation designs in early 2024.
We would once again like to thank all stakeholders who took the time to engage with our early consultation process. We will continue to engage with stakeholders ahead of consulting further with local communities and stakeholders in the new year, as we look to refine our proposals.
Report on Consultation
Over the course of this year, we have undertaken extensive consultation on plans to upgrade the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland and have received a considerable amount of feedback from a wide range of stakeholders regarding our proposals.
We recently advised in our next steps for 2030 network developments update that following assessment of consultation feedback and additional options analysis, we would publish our Report on Consultations (RoCs). These reports provide a summary of the feedback received and how it has been considered, which options we will take forward to the next stage of the development process and any changes to options initially consulted on.
It is our intention to publish the RoCs for this project in the coming months. All stakeholders signed up for updates on the project will receive a link to the report and we will also issue Summary Reports to help ensure accessibility.
These Report on Consultations mark the completion of the first round of non-statutory consultation, where we sought feedback on the corridor, route, and substation locations. We will be consulting further with local communities and stakeholders in the new year, as we look to refine the projects, therefore we welcome an open channel of communication and would like to reassure all stakeholders that there will be further opportunities to engage on this project.
Our Reports on Consultation and Summary Reports on Consultation are now available to download from the Project Documentation tab.
SSEN Transmission sets out next steps for Pathway to 2030 network developments
We have announced our next steps for our Pathway to 2030 programme of projects. We would like to thank everyone who has engaged with our teams and kindly taken the time to respond to our consultations.
Full details of the announcement can be found here:
Next steps for Pathway to 2030
Consultation Report Due in July
Consultation feedback
Feedback Period Open
The feedback period for our consultation event is now open.
Due to rescheduling of the event by 2 weeks, the consultation period has been extended and will now close on Friday 5th May 2023.
Although we have a set consultation period relating to this event, we will accept feedback and questions on an ongoing basis throughout the development of this project.
If you would like to submit your feedback to us, you can do so by clicking here.
Project Documents
Pre- Application Consultation (PAC) Documents
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Pre-application consultation March 2024 booklet
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- 13 February 2024
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- 4.3 MB
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Pre-application consultation March 2024 consultation times
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- 13 February 2024
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- 282.2 KB
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Proposal of application notice red line boundary
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- 13 February 2024
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- 2.9 MB
Report on Consultation
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Summary ROC - Beauly to Peterhead.pdf
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- 01 December 2023
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- 2.8 MB
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Report on Consultation - New Deer 2 Substation.pdf
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- 01 December 2023
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- 3.9 MB
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RoC - New Deer - Figure 2 - Proposed Option Location Plan.pdf
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- 01 December 2023
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- 7.5 MB
Next steps for Pathway to 2030 network developments
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The challenges with undergrounding at 400kV
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- 18 March 2024
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Delivering a Postive Environmental Legacy Booklet
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- 12 February 2024
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- 5 MB
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Delivering a Lasting Legacy Leaflet
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- 12 February 2024
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- 2.2 MB
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How has the need for Pathway to 2030 projects been assessed and determined
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- 14 November 2023
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- 5.1 MB
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SSEN Transmission sets out next steps for 2030 network developments
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- 11 October 2023
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- 122.3 KB
Project Documents
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New Deer 2 Substation Consultation Booklet
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- 04 April 2023
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- 5.5 MB
Project FAQs
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About the Pathway to 2030 projects
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Environmental considerations
Communities and landowner considerations
Cost and engineering considerations
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Report on Consultation
Our Reports on Consultation across our three new overhead line projects and associated substation and convertor station developments have now been published. These reports provide a summary of the extensive feedback received during consultation, how this has been considered and confirmation of which routes and substations are now being taken forward to the next stage of development.
Our Reports on Consultation are now available to download from the Project Documentation tab.
Summary Reports on Consultation are also available for each of the three schemes and can be downloaded below:
- Summary Report on Consultation Spittal to Beauly
- Summary Report on Consultation Beauly to Peterhead
- Summary Report on Consultation Kintore to Tealing
A stakeholder webinar available for all to join will be held in the coming weeks to share the changes informed by the feedback. More information about the forthcoming webinar will be shared on our events page shortly.
In further recognition of community feedback, we will seek to rationalise cumulative infrastructure impacts through the removal and undergrounding of existing transmission lines, where technically practical and appropriate, and subject to all necessary planning consents and landowner agreements.
Work to identify and assess potential sections of existing overhead line where their removal will reduce cumulative impacts is ongoing, with an update expected as part of the next round of public consultation on overhead line alignments and more detailed substation designs in early 2024.
We would once again like to thank all stakeholders who took the time to engage with our early consultation process. We will continue to engage with stakeholders ahead of consulting further with local communities and stakeholders in the new year, as we look to refine our proposals.
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Report on Consultation
Over the course of this year, we have undertaken extensive consultation on plans to upgrade the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland and have received a considerable amount of feedback from a wide range of stakeholders regarding our proposals.
We recently advised in our next steps for 2030 network developments update that following assessment of consultation feedback and additional options analysis, we would publish our Report on Consultations (RoCs). These reports provide a summary of the feedback received and how it has been considered, which options we will take forward to the next stage of the development process and any changes to options initially consulted on.
It is our intention to publish the RoCs during the week commencing 27 November. All stakeholders signed up for updates on the project will receive a link to the report and we will also issue Summary Reports to help ensure accessibility.
These Report on Consultations mark the completion of the first round of non-statutory consultation, where we sought feedback on the corridor, route, and substation locations. We will be consulting further with local communities and stakeholders in the new year, as we look to refine the projects, therefore we welcome an open channel of communication and would like to reassure all stakeholders that there will be further opportunities to engage on this project.
Our Reports on Consultation and Summary Reports on Consultation are now available to download from the Project Documentation tab. -
SSEN Transmission sets out next steps for Pathway to 2030 network developments
We have announced our next steps for our Pathway to 2030 programme of projects. We would like to thank everyone who has engaged with our teams and kindly taken the time to respond to our consultations.
Full details of the announcement can be found here:
Next steps for Pathway to 2030