Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Solar 52 MW grid connection at Ketton Solar Direct

Solar 52 MW grid connection at Ketton Solar Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 52 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.

FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Ketton Solar Direct)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 toNorton (via a grid supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity52 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 (Northeast) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date20 Jul 2021Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.5743, -1.5328Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Solar 52 MW grid connection at Ketton Solar Direct is the 529th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 776th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 52 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
England529th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom776th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,017th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 269 power plants (85 operating, 748 MW), 155 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Whinfield Solar FarmPower plant33 MWPermitted2.3 km
Moor House Wind FarmPower plant12 MWOperating2.5 km
Aycliffe ForrestSubstation——2.6 km
Darlington NorthSubstation——2.8 km
A1 Wind FarmPower plant20 MWCancelled3.3 km
Rise CarrSubstation——3.5 km
Pulsant data center, EnglandData center——14 km
DXC Wynyard Data CenterData center——16 km
Lumen Technologies data center, MiddlesbroughData center——19 km

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