Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 2.4 MW grid connection at Portway
Solar 2.4 MW grid connection at Portway is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 2.4 MW of capacity, held by Andover Solar Park Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Solar 2.4 MW grid connection at PORTWAY | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Portway) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Andover Solar Park Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Portway Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.4 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 20 Aug 2014 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2089, -1.5388 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar 2.4 MW grid connection at Portway is the 2,096th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,207th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.4 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 | 2,096th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,207th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 6,899th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 321 power plants (129 operating, 1,489 MW), 212 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Solar Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Portway Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Andover Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Andover BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Cholderton Road, Quarley - Solar Farm | Power plant | 22.5 MW | Permitted | 4.8 km |
| Hatherden Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Operating | 4.9 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. 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, Free reuse.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- 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.