Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Ashton Common PV grid connection
Ashton Common PV grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MW of capacity, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | ASHTON COMMON PV grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Ashton Park) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Land north of Ashton Road (matched by shared name+coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.51 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Ashton Park Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.8 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3222, -2.1596 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Ashton Common PV grid connection is the 1,894th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,926th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.8 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,894th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,926th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 6,606th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 414 power plants (183 operating, 2,004 MW), 107 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land north of Ashton Road | Power plant | 4 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Ashton Park Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Marsh Farm Hilperton | Power plant | 9.1 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Apetito, Canal Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.33 MW | Permitted | 3.1 km |
| Trowbridge Town Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Hawkeridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 43 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 km |
Grid operator and place
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- Bute Hydrogen Project 2 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 3 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 5 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 6 grid connection3,600 MW
- Hinkley Point C grid connection3,340 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.