Earba Storage

Balancing renewable generation to achieve net zero

The Project

The Earba Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydro scheme with an installed capacity of up to 1,800MW.

The project will be the largest such scheme in the UK in terms of energy stored, powering over 1,400,000 UK households per year.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Earba Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydro scheme with an installed capacity of up to 1,800MW.

The project will be the largest such scheme in the UK in terms of energy stored, powering over 1,400,000 UK households per year.

WATCH A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO AND INTRODUCING THE EARBA PSH PROJECT

LATEST NEWS

Planning Application submitted

Planning Application submitted

Planning Application submitted for the 1.8GW Earba Pumped Storage Hydro ‘PSH’ project We are delighted to announce that the Planning Application for the Earba Pumped Storage Hydro Project has now been submitted to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government. Known as a ‘Section 36’...

Pre-application Public Consultation Events

Pre-application Public Consultation Events

We invite you to come and find out about our proposals for the 1,800 Megawatt, 40 Gigawatt-hour Earba Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme We are holding public consultation events at: Laggan Community Hall between 13:00 and 19:30 on Tuesday 21 November 2023 Spean Bridge Community Centre between 13:00 and...