{"id":467189,"date":"2025-07-22T15:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?post_type=project&p=467189"},"modified":"2025-08-01T08:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:55:11","slug":"sheepfold","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/ie\/project\/sheepfold\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheepfold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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150MW<\/h3>\n

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Preliminary assessments, site design and community engagement<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Lightsource bp is working on a proposal for an energy storage project at land south of Lauder and west of Blainslie. We will fund and operate a 150MW\/600 MWh (4-hour duration) battery connected into the national grid. The energy storage project will facilitate the integration of renewable energy into the grid, helping to support low-cost electricity and the enhanced reliability of the electricity grid.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve chosen this site after careful consideration, and we\u2019re now undertaking a wide range of environmental assessments to help shape our plans. These include landscape and visual, heritage and archaeology, ecology and ornithology, flooding and more.<\/p>\n

A key part of developing plans for the energy storage project is engaging with local communities, so we\u2019re holding two consultation events on Thursday 7th August at Blainslie Village Hall and Tuesday 16th Sept at Lauder Public Hall between 2pm and 8pm, to display our plans and gather feedback. We\u2019ve sent out an information leaflet to the local community, as well as a press release to local newspapers, inviting interested parties to join us at the events. Members of the Lightsource bp team will be on hand to answer any questions about the proposal.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Resources and documents<\/h2>\n
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For more information, please see our plans for the Sheepfold Energy Storage Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Lightsource bp energy storage projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Press releases:<\/strong><\/p>\n