Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Hyndburn Windfarm Extension grid connection

Hyndburn Windfarm Extension grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 8.63 MW of capacity, connected by Electricity North West Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceHYNDBURN WINDFARM EXTENSION grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Blackburn)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
Attached toBlackburn BSP (via a bulk supply point)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toHyndburn Wind Farm Extension (matched by name+coordinates+technology+capacity, 1.45 km away)Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity8.63 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWindSP 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 date28 Oct 2013SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.7257, -2.4013SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

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  1. Permit granted: Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension (planning authority Hyndburn, reference 11/14/0244)
  2. Permit applied for: Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension (planning authority Hyndburn, reference 11/14/0244)

How it compares

Hyndburn Windfarm Extension grid connection is the 1,416th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,241st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.63 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
England1,416th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,241st of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,169th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 469 substations, 380 power plants (112 operating, 875 MW), 18 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Hyndburn Wind Farm ExtensionPower plant8.2 MWCancelled1.5 km
Hyndburn Wind FarmPower plant24 MWOperating1.5 km
Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road - Solar FarmPower plant26.4 MWPlanned2.1 km
KAY StSubstation——2.2 km
ChurchSubstation——3.7 km
Lower DarwenSubstation——3.8 km
Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce ParkData center——25 km
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectTransmission line—Planned28 km
Asanti ManchesterData center——29 km

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