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Sainsburys Plot 1 grid connection

Sainsburys Plot 1 grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 1.39 MW of capacity, connected by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area).

Map: where Sainsburys Plot 1 grid connection lies
52.0991, -0.5022 on OpenStreetMap

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.

FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at West Bedford Primary 11kV)UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Attached toWest Bedford Primary 11kV (via a primary substation)UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Capacity1.39 MWUK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarUK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Grid operatorEastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area)UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Connection date28 Mar 2014UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Voltage11 kVUK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Coordinates52.0991, -0.5022UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Sainsburys Plot 1 grid connection is the 3,280th-largest of 3,539 grid connections in England and the 4,543rd-largest of 4,870 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.39 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England3,280th of 3,539341,715 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom4,543rd of 4,870467,981 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data8,285th of 8,6181,355,288 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 454 power plants (159 operating, 2,308 MW), 153 substations and 16 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
The Brickmakers Arms BatteryPower plant20 MWCancelled0.4 km
West Bedford Primary 11kVSubstation——0.9 km
Progress Park, Elstow, Site A - Solar PV PanelsPower plant1 MWPermitted2.2 km
Progress Park, Elstow, Site B - Solar PanelsPower plant1 MWPermitted2.2 km
Marston Rd Grid 33kVSubstation——3.1 km
Marston Rd Primary 11kVSubstation——3.2 km
Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1Data center——18 km
Data center, England (OSM way 460010263)Data center——18 km
Data center, Dunstable (OSM way 526426719)Data center——22 km

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