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Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) — power plant portfolio

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 1,536 MW.

50power plants
1,536MW total capacity
1countries
t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Hydro: 29 plants29HydroWind: 19 plants19WindBiomass: 1 plants1BiomassWaste: 1 plants1Waste

Fleet interpretation

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is United Kingdom (50).

The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (29), wind (19), biomass (1), waste (1). The largest listed asset is Stronelairg Wind Farm in United Kingdom (228 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 31 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 50 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Stronelairg Wind FarmWindUnited Kingdom228
Hadyard HillWindUnited Kingdom120
Bhlaraidh (previously Balmacaan)WindUnited Kingdom110
GlendoeHydroUnited Kingdom100
DunmaglassWindUnited Kingdom94
Ferrybridge Multi-fuelBiomassUnited Kingdom79
GordonbushWindUnited Kingdom70
KeadbyWindUnited Kingdom68
Strathy NorthWindUnited Kingdom68
Fibrepower SloughWasteUnited Kingdom50
FairburnWindUnited Kingdom43
AchanyWindUnited Kingdom38
Great Glen SchemeHydroUnited Kingdom37
DrumdergWindUnited Kingdom37
TievenameentaWindUnited Kingdom34
CalliacharWindUnited Kingdom32
Glenconway 2 (formerly Altahullion Phase III)WindUnited Kingdom28
ToddleburnWindUnited Kingdom28
AigasHydroUnited Kingdom20
InvergarryHydroUnited Kingdom20
KilmorackHydroUnited Kingdom20
Artfield FellWindUnited Kingdom20
Slieve Divena Phase 2 Wind FarmWindUnited Kingdom19
OrrinHydroUnited Kingdom18
LivishieHydroUnited Kingdom17
PitlochryHydroUnited Kingdom15
Torr AchiltyHydroUnited Kingdom15
CashlieHydroUnited Kingdom11
CassleyHydroUnited Kingdom10
Spurness ExtensionWindUnited Kingdom10
StrivenHydroUnited Kingdom8
Fasnakyle Compensation SetHydroUnited Kingdom8
GaurHydroUnited Kingdom8
Loch GairHydroUnited Kingdom6
Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2WindUnited Kingdom6
Foyers FallsHydroUnited Kingdom5
DalchonzieHydroUnited Kingdom4
LairgHydroUnited Kingdom4
LubreochHydroUnited Kingdom4
Sron MorHydroUnited Kingdom4
KingairlochHydroUnited Kingdom4
AchanaltHydroUnited Kingdom3
Cathkin BraesWindUnited Kingdom3
LednockHydroUnited Kingdom3
CuaichHydroUnited Kingdom2
LussaHydroUnited Kingdom2
Mullardoch TunnelHydroUnited Kingdom2
Loch ErichtHydroUnited Kingdom2
KilmelfortHydroUnited Kingdom2
MucomirHydroUnited Kingdom2

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operate?

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 power plants across 1 country, with about 1,536 MW of total capacity.

What is Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)'s largest power plant?

Stronelairg Wind Farm in United Kingdom is its largest at about 228 MW.

What types of power plants does Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) run?

Its fleet is mostly hydro (29), wind (19), biomass (1).

By Dmytro Aheiev, Inzonex Research · ORCID 0009-0001-5512-0291 · data sources and methodology