Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Monkley Lane grid connection

Monkley Lane grid connection is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 55.9 MW of capacity, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceMONKLEY LANE grid connectionSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Melksham GSP)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toMelksham GSP (via a grid supply point)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity55.9 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyBattery storageSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSouthern Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date7 Oct 2024SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date7 Oct 2025 (target energisation)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates51.2850, -2.2603SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Monkley Lane grid connection is the 512th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 718th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 55.9 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
England512th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom718th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data3,921st of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Entered the connection queue
  2. Was due to connect; the register does not list it as connected

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 417 power plants (177 operating, 1,834 MW), 100 substations, 8 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery StoragePower plant49.9 MWPermitted0.2 km
Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery StoragePower plant50 MWPermitted0.2 km
Hoopers Pool, Southwick - Solar PanelsPower plant30 MWPlanned1.2 km
Hawkeridge PrimarySubstation——4.6 km
Trowbridge Town PrimarySubstation——4.8 km
Westbury PrimarySubstation——6.2 km
Data center, England (OSM way 996865179)Data center——15 km
Ark Data CentresData center——15 km
University of Bristol Isambard-AIAI supercomputer5,448 H100eOperating28 km

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