Our report published 3 December shows that there is already nearly three times as much Battery Storage with planning permission as Scotland needs by 2030. Use this interactive map to find the location of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) which are approved or pending in the planning system in Scotland. Below you can see two maps showing number and capacity of applications in each Local Authority.
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Data from UK Government’s Renewable Energy Planning Database, REPD current up to Q2 2025
Map 2: Number of BESS applications by Local Authority. Data from UK Government’s Renewable Energy Planning Database, REPD, visualisation by APRS using Datawrapper.
Map 3: Capacity of BESS applications by Local Authority. Data from UK Government’s Renewable Energy Planning Database, REPD, visualisation by APRS using Datawrapper.