Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Solar 2.5 MW grid connection at Norwood

Solar 2.5 MW grid connection at Norwood is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 2.5 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Norwood)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toNorwood (via a primary substation)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity2.5 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date19 Aug 2019Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage11 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.8799, -0.4473Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Solar 2.5 MW grid connection at Norwood is the 2,067th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,167th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.5 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
England2,067th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom3,167th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data7,171st of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 315 power plants (78 operating, 3,635 MW), 133 substations, 1 transmission line and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Normandy BarracksPower plant2.3 MWUnder construction0.8 km
Raventhorpe Nursery, Rootas Lane - Biomass BoilerPower plant2 MWPermitted2.0 km
NorwoodSubstation——3.6 km
Carr Lane, Tickton - Solar FarmPower plant49.9 MWPermitted4.9 km
Spark Mill LaneSubstation——5.2 km
Beverley 132/33kVSubstation——6.9 km
Continental Link Multi-Purpose InterconnectorTransmission line—Cancelled9.0 km
Aldbrough Hydrogen StorageGas storage facility—Planned25 km

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