Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Alkane, Union Road, Bolton grid connection

Alkane, Union Road, Bolton grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 7.44 MW of capacity, held by Alkane Energy UK Ltd.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceALKANE, UNION ROAD, BOLTON grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Union RD)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderAlkane Energy UK LtdSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toUnion RD (via a primary substation)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity7.44 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorElectricity North West LimitedSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date7 Mar 2017SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage6.6 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.5911, -2.4188SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Alkane, Union Road, Bolton grid connection is the 1,489th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,345th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.44 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.

WithinRankTotalShare
England1,489th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,345th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,281st of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 431 substations, 396 power plants (112 operating, 1,041 MW), 19 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Union Court Storage FacilityPower plant4.8 MWPermitted0.1 km
Bolton BSPSubstation——0.1 km
Union RDSubstation——0.1 km
Salford RoadPower plant1.6 MWOperating1.2 km
Wordsworth StSubstation——1.5 km
Edbro, Lever Street - Solar PanelsPower plant1.7 MWPermitted2.5 km
Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce ParkData center——12 km
Joule HouseData center——16 km
Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042)Data center——16 km

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