Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Burnley PV grid connection

Burnley PV grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 45 MW of capacity, held by Lightsource Renewable UK Development Ltd.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceBURNLEY PV grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Burnley)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
HolderLightsource Renewable UK Development LtdSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toBurnley BSP (via a bulk supply point)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity45 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarSP 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 date14 Mar 2025SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.8057, -2.2031SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Burnley PV grid connection is the 699th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 1,071st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 45 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
England699th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,071st of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,466th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 509 substations, 325 power plants (105 operating, 736 MW), 17 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant70 MWUnder construction0.5 km
BurnleySubstation——1.0 km
Burnley BSPSubstation——1.0 km
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsPower plant1.04 MWPermitted1.0 km
Queens Park EnergyPower plant1.9 MWOperating1.1 km
HeasandfordSubstation——1.3 km
Lloyds Banking Group CopleyData center——24 km
Data center, England (OSM way 403124345)Data center——24 km
Redcentric Elland Data CentreData center——28 km

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