RES are exploring the potential for a battery energy storage system (BESS) on land adjacent to Eccles Substation
We have submitted a Screening Request to the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, and alongside this we are undertaking a number of technical and environmental surveys to ensure any potential impact on the environment, landscape, heritage and local residents is appropriately assessed and mitigated. This includes any potential cumulative effects from other developments in the area.
Since our public exhibitions in July 2024, where we presented our preliminary plans for BESS project on land adjacent to the Eccles substation between Eccles and Coldstream, we have been refining the design in response to feedback received and ongoing surveys and assessments.
As part of our continuing pre-application consultation, we recently held a second public exhibition in the local area to present updated plans for the BESS project, ahead of submitting a planning application later this year. For more information, please click here.