Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Raikes Lane Incinerator grid connection
Raikes Lane Incinerator grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 11.7 MW of capacity, held by Viridor Waste Management Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | RAIKES LANE INCINERATOR grid connection | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Bolton Waste) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Viridor Waste Management Limited | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Bolton TRF (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity+company, 0.04 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.7 MW | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Waste | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Electricity North West Limited | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 1 Jun 2001 | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5675, -2.4047 | SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned: Bolton TRF
- Permit granted: Bolton TRF (planning authority Bolton)
- Permit applied for: Bolton TRF (planning authority Bolton)
How it compares
Raikes Lane Incinerator grid connection is the 1,298th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,053rd-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 11.7 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,298th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,053rd of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 5,898th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 418 substations, 406 power plants (116 operating, 1,225 MW), 20 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton TRF | Power plant | 10.8 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| Edbro, Lever Street - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.7 MW | Permitted | 1.4 km |
| Campbell St | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Bradshawgate | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Salford Road | Power plant | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| SpA RD | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042) | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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