Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Rixton Old Hall grid connection

Rixton Old Hall grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 1.03 MW of capacity, held by Biffa Waste Services Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceRIXTON OLD HALL grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Irlam)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderBiffa Waste Services LimitedSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toIrlam (via a primary substation)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity1.03 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyLandfill gasSP 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
Connection date1 Jul 2004SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage6.6 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.3997, -2.4791SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Rixton Old Hall grid connection is the 2,478th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,821st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.03 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
England2,478th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom3,821st of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data7,837th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 415 power plants (123 operating, 1,446 MW), 330 substations, 18 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Butchersfield Landfill SitePower plant3 MWOperating0.2 km
Clares Farm ClosePower plant2.6 MWCancelled2.5 km
Wildersmoor Hall Farm, Higher Lane - Solar FarmPower plant2.5 MWPermitted3.0 km
RisleySubstation——4.7 km
NWGB PartingtonSubstation——5.3 km
IrlamSubstation——5.5 km
Verizon WarringtonData center——8.4 km
Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042)Data center——9.1 km
Iron MountainData center——10 km

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