Peterhead Power Station

Peterhead Power Station is a multi-unit station owned and operated by SSE plc, with a capacity of 2,177 MW. It is located near Boddam and the A90, just south of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland.

Photo: PortHenry, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Buchan Ness Lighthouse and Brethren Meeting House.

Buchan Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buchan Ness lighthouse is a lighthouse in Boddam, Aberdeenshire. Buchan Ness Lighthouse is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Peterhead Power Station.

Brethren Meeting House

Church

Photo: Seasider53, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brethren Meeting House is a Category C listed building… Brethren Meeting House is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Peterhead Power Station.

HM Prison Grampian

Prison

HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in Peterhead, Scotland. HM Prison Grampian is situated 1 mile north of Peterhead Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boddam and Buchan Ness.

Boddam

Village

Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.

Boddam is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Buchan Ness

Locality

Buchan Ness is a bridged island that is connected…

Clerkhill

Suburb

Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clerkhill is an area of the town of Peterhead in north east Scotland. Clerkhill is situated 1½ miles north of Peterhead Power Station.

Peterhead Power Station

Type: Power station
Description: gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Categories: natural gas-fired power station, oil-fired power station, and industry
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.47792° or 57° 28′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.78818° or 1° 47′ 18″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Operator

SSE Thermal

Open location code

9C9WF6H6+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133329765

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

GeoNames ID

9856078

Wikidata ID

Q7178058

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Scots—“Peterhead Power Station” goes by many names.

French: “centrale de Peterhead”
French: “Centrale de Peterhead”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Peterhead kraftverk”
Norwegian: “Peterhead kraftverk”
Scots: “Peterhead Pouer Station”
Scots: “Peterheid Pouer Station”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stirling Village and Invernettie.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Culvert and Thistle Seafood.

Aberdeenshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Aberdeen and Stonehaven.

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