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    • CommentAuthormitchino
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2022
     
    Myself and my sister own a 7 acre field near Edinburgh and have been contacted by a company who are interested in leasing some of the land long term and installing a grid tied battery storage facility. When I asked them why we were contacted the said that Scottish Power had identified our site as having potential for such a scheme.

    They are offering very attractive lease payments, far in excess of what we can achieve for agricultural or equestrian rental.

    I'm trying to find more info on this. There are a few discussions on the topic on farmers forums, it seems to be a relatively new 'thing'. Lots of advice about using a land agent to negotiate etc and tying up legalities etc. I haven't yet found anyone who has got further than the early stages of the process.

    I just wondered if any of the experts on here had any further knowledge or advice to share on this topic.

    It does have a whiff of "if it looks too good to be true, it generally is", but I'm keen to learn more before rejecting the idea.
    • CommentAuthordb8000
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2022
     
    Hi mitchino
    i work in the sector - but as a lawyer. a land agent is probably the best start for you to value and negotiate the price. you might find the developer pays your costs for this upfront - whether it goes ahead or not. if they think it's a good site, then they should be covering costs.
    whilst i'd love to sell my services; i'm south of the border so it's out of jurisdiction for me.
    I work with Bell Ingram and they have offices both sides of the border. they have a section for battery storage on their website.
    you will find there are land promoters - people who specialise in finding sites and their profit is made on getting the option, getting planning and selling to an investor for the site. some promoters are developers and will install as well. slightly odd that Scottish Power have 'identified' your land without telling you and leaving the field wide open for someone else to snap up an option. but could be all good.
    good luck!
    david
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    How big are these batteries!...is this a new idea.
    • CommentAuthordb8000
    • CommentTimeAug 14th 2022
     
    Quite big. I think the average is about 40-50MW. Smaller in towns - they are being located in some city developments as a way of helping funding the development.
    • CommentAuthordb8000
    • CommentTimeAug 14th 2022
     
    In terms of land area, I guess paddock to small field size on average.
    • CommentAuthorrevor
    • CommentTimeAug 14th 2022
     
    Posted By: chrisinbrightonHow big are these batteries!...is this a new idea.


    Start at about the size of shipping containers coupled together and go up from there. Google mega batteries, for examples.
    • CommentAuthormitchino
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2022
     
    Further to my original post, does anyone know if there is a map of the electricity grid available to the public? It seems that the nearer you are to a substation, 33kV or 11kV connection, the better the chances are of any battery storage scheme getting off the ground.

    btw thanks for the contact!
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      CommentAuthorfostertom
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2022
     
    I geddit - I thought 'Battery Storage Land' was satirical, as in 'La-La Land'!
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2022
     
    mitchino asked: "Further to my original post, does anyone know if there is a map of the electricity grid available to the public?"

    There's https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/network-and-infrastructure/network-route-maps and you can request more detailed maps from your local DNO. They supply them for developers etc. You can also look at https://lsbud.co.uk/
    • CommentAuthorphiledge
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2022
     
    SPEN have network maps available online- search "distributed generation heat map"
    • CommentAuthorneelpeel
    • CommentTimeAug 18th 2022
     
    Interesting. My family have 4 acres of rough field (currently rented to horsey person) that just happens to be adjacent to a primary substation and grid supply point. They have been looking at options for renting the ground or potentially building on it. Hmm. Maybe a bit of investigation required!

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