Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 3 MW grid connection at Great Coates
Solar 3 MW grid connection at Great Coates is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) 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 (connects at Great Coates) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Great Coates (via a primary substation) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 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 (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 2 Jun 2025 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5767, -0.1160 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow it compares
Solar 3 MW grid connection at Great Coates is the 1,995th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,064th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 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 | 1,995th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,064th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,061st of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 261 power plants (67 operating, 1,088 MW), 99 substations, 3 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSH Coldstores, Estate Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.08 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| BTP | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Great Coates | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| West Marsh (Phase 1) | Power plant | 2 MW | Cancelled | 0.9 km |
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farm | Power plant | 8 MW | Cancelled | 0.9 km |
| Yarborough Road 33/11kV | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 26 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 32 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 37 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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