Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Arla Foods grid connection
Arla Foods grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, connected by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (connects at Arla Dairies Primary 11kV) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Arla Dairies Primary 11kV (via a primary substation) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Gas | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 13 Jul 2016 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8123, -0.7323 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the holder.
How it compares
Arla Foods grid connection is the 2,165th-largest of 3,539 grid connections in England and the 3,023rd-largest of 4,870 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 MW is <0.1% of the 467,981 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,165th of 3,539 | 341,715 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,023rd of 4,870 | 467,981 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 6,701st of 8,618 | 1,355,288 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 424 power plants (150 operating, 3,543 MW), 360 substations and 105 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gib Lane (Aston Clinton solar park) | Power plant | 24.2 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Arla Dairies Primary 11kV | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Arla Dairy Site | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Gib Lane Solar farm (Extension) | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Aylesbury East Grid 33kV | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Tring Primary 11kV | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1460602301) | Data center | — | Under construction | 16 km |
| Data center, Dunstable (OSM way 526426719) | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Grid operator and place
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