Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Solar 20 MW grid connection at Manton Solar Farm

Solar 20 MW grid connection at Manton Solar Farm is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Manton Solar Farm)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 toSanton (via a bulk supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity20 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 date20 May 2024Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.5072, -0.5945Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Solar 20 MW grid connection at Manton Solar Farm is the 1,020th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 1,645th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 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
England1,020th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,645th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data5,244th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 491 power plants (129 operating, 4,050 MW), 153 substations, 2 transmission lines, 2 data centers and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Sand Lane Solar FarmPower plant20.2 MWPlanned1.1 km
Manton Manor Solar FarmPower plant27 MWCancelled1.4 km
HibaldstowSubstation——2.3 km
Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns)Power plant25 MWCancelled5.7 km
BottesfordSubstation——6.6 km
Scunthorpe SouthSubstation——7.8 km
North Humber to High MarnhamTransmission line—Planned19 km
ThalesData center——34 km
Continental Link Multi-Purpose InterconnectorTransmission line—Cancelled35 km

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