Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 7 MW grid connection at Spring Quarry West
Solar 7 MW grid connection at Spring Quarry West is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 7 MW of capacity, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Solar 7 MW grid connection at SPRING QUARRY WEST | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connection site: SPRING QUARRY WEST) | 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 |
| Attached to | Spring Quarry West Primary (via: primary) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7 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 | 19 Aug 2015 | 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 | 51.4101, -2.2242 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar 7 MW grid connection at Spring Quarry West is the 1,577th-largest of 2,678 grid connections in England and the 2,704th-largest of 4,493 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7 MW is <0.1% of the 459,551 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 | 1,577th of 2,678 | 322,469 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,704th of 4,493 | 459,551 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 91 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Quarry West Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Corsham Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Norrington BSP | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- 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.