Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Biomass 1 MW grid connection at Consett

Biomass 1 MW grid connection at Consett is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 1 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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.

FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connection site: Consett)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (Connected)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toConsett (via: primary)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity1 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBiomassNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Northeast) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date4 Jun 2014Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage20 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.8558, -1.8124Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Biomass 1 MW grid connection at Consett is the 2,490th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,835th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1 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
England2,490th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom3,835th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data7,539th of 7,6161,281,251 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 275 power plants (90 operating, 1,268 MW) and 158 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd.Power plant1 MWOperating0.1 km
ConsettSubstation——0.5 km
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPower plant1.02 MWPermitted1.3 km
Consett Power StationPower plant10 MWCancelled1.8 km
AnnfieldSubstation——5.2 km
Annfield 66/20kVSubstation——5.2 km

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