Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Gatwick Airport Electric Forecourt grid connection
Gatwick Airport Electric Forecourt grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, held by Gridserve EMEA DEPC Limited.
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 Smallfield Grid 33kV) | 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 |
| Holder | Gridserve EMEA DEPC Limited | 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 | Battery storage | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | South Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, South East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 8 Dec 2023 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1583, -0.1533 | 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
Gatwick Airport Electric Forecourt 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: 478 substations, 264 power plants (102 operating, 1,473 MW) and 97 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatwick Airport AF 11kV | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Horley 33/11 | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Smallfield Grid 33kV | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Redeham Hall Solar Farm | Power plant | 5.3 MW | Cancelled | 3.2 km |
| 4D Data Centers - Gatwick | Data center | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Digital Realty LGW16 | Data center | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Digital Realty LGW15 | Data center | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Britannia Crest | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Cancelled | 4.4 km |
| Majors Hill/Turners Hill Solar Farm | Power plant | 1.1 MW | Operating | 6.3 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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