Energy Supply Point Locations - Scotland

The location of existing and potential sources of energy, both electricity and heat, is provided as part of the Scotland Heat Map. Alongside data on heat demand, this is used to identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions from heat in buildings, either by connecting supply and demand in a more efficient manner or by using lower carbon alternatives to existing supply. Data on each energy supply point includes, where available, capacity size category, main technology used (e.g. ‘wind’, ‘heat only boiler’), brief detail on how location is determined and planning status (e.g. ‘operational’, ‘in development’). The Scotland Heat Map is produced by the Scottish Government. Data on energy supply comes from a range of sources. Only records which can be shared publically are included in the dataset. It was last updated in 2016. There are differences in the information provided by each data source. As a result, some records are incomplete and what information is missing can be different for each data source. Location information also differs depending on the data source. In some cases xy coordinates are provided, in others they are obtained using a unique property reference number (UPRN) or the location of the centroid of the record’s postcode. More information can be found in the documentation available on the Scottish Government website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotland-heat-map-documents/.