Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Shotwick grid connection
Shotwick grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, connected by SP Manweb plc.
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.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (connection site: Shotton Paper) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (Connected) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 MW | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP Manweb plc | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 30 Mar 2016 | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Shotwick grid connection is the 552nd-largest of 2,678 grid connections in England and the 884th-largest of 4,493 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 MW is <0.1% of the 459,551 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 | 552nd of 2,678 | 322,469 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 884th of 4,493 | 459,551 MW | <0.1% |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.