Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 1 MW grid connection at Peterlee Industrial
Solar 1 MW grid connection at Peterlee Industrial is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 1 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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: Peterlee Industrial) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (Connected) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Peterlee Industrial (via: primary) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 10 Aug 2022 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 11 Mar 2023 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 0.4 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.7713, -1.3605 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar 1 MW grid connection at Peterlee Industrial is the 2,490th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,835th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1 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 | 2,490th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,835th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,539th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Connected
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 290 power plants (91 operating, 1,284 MW) and 165 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B H K UK Davy Drive - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.34 MW | Under construction | 0.1 km |
| Peterlee Industrial | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar Panels | Power plant | 15.4 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar Panels | Power plant | 10 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Shotton | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Peterlee West | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- CAISO queue report. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- 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.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, No restriction on the posted data.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, No restriction on the posted data.
- 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.