Coalburn I BESS
Coalburn I BESS is a power station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Coalburn I BESS is situated nearby to the village Douglas Water.- Type: Power station
- Description: 500 MW / 1 GWh Battery Energy Storage System in Strathclyde, UK
- Also known as: “Coalburn BESS” and “Coalburn I BESS, Coalburn Energy - Battery Storage”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalburn and Douglas Water.
Coalburn
Village
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead. Coalburn is situated 2 miles southwest of Coalburn I BESS.
Douglas Water
Village
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas Water is a hamlet in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Named after the Douglas Water, the river which flows through the hamlet, local mining operations provided employment to local people, and the hamlet was bolstered by the Coltness Iron and Coal Company establishing an operation nearby. Douglas Water is situated 2 miles east of Coalburn I BESS.
Lesmahagow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lesmahagow is a small town in Clydesdale just off M74, with a population of 4300 in 2020. The town name means "the enclosure of St Machutus" though only the Priory foundations remain.
Coalburn I BESS
- Categories: battery energy storage system and industry
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.60934° or 55° 36′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.8464° or 3° 50′ 47″ westInception
October 2025Operator
AlcemiOpen location code
9C7RJ553+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1418954327OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q138511981
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